Royals' Brett Eibner: Activated from DL for Thursday's game

Eibner (ankle) was activated from the DL on Thursday, the Kansas City Star's Rustin Dodd reports.

He had been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha, where he went 4-for-24 with a home run and six strikeouts. Eibner is not much of a prospect, but he popped up on the scene this year after the Royals suffered a rash of injuries and needed to look internally for some pop. He should see some time in the outfield corners when the Royals look for offense over defense, especially when a lefty is on the mound, and he could also start taking starts away from Kendrys Morales at DH if the veteran does not start hitting soon.