OF Brett Eibner was acquired Saturday by the A's in a trade with Kansas City for OF Billy Burns. "Eibner has some power and some speed. I know for us to make this deal we had to like him a lot," A's manager Bob Melvin said. In 26 games with the Royals this season, Eibner hit .231 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. In 50 games with Triple-A Omaha, Eibner batted .288 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs. He has been assigned to the A's Triple-A Nashville affiliate.

The Oakland Athletics traded outfielder Billy Burns to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Brett Eibner on Saturday.Burns was stationed at Triple-A Nashville after batting .234 with 14 steals in 73 games for Oakland before his demotion. The 26-year-old speedster batted .296 with 26 steals last season in his first full season in the majors.Royals manager Ned Yost said his club's interest in Burns actually began last season after the team acquired infielder Ben Zobrist from the Athletics."If you get a chance to go get him, do it," Yost said Zobrist told him.Burns was frustrated with his recent demotion after being a surprise standout in 2015."I wasn't hitting the way I wanted to," Burns told sfgate.com. "I understood when I was sent down that performance went into it. We are all subject to being sent down or moved if we're not performing."Eibner, 27, batted .231 with three homers in 26 games with the Royals. He was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday when outfielder Lorenzo Cain was activated from the disabled list.Eibner will report to Nashville, and Burns is slated to join Omaha.Also, Oakland placed left-hander Rich Hill on the 15-day disabled list with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. Hill is 9-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 14 starts.Left-hander Dillon Overton was recalled from Nashville to start Saturday's game against Cleveland. He is 1-1 with a 8.40 ERA in three major league starts this season.

OF Brett Eibner was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to make room for OF Lorenzo Cain. Eibner hit .231 in 26 games for the Royals with three home runs and 10 RBI.

OF Brett Eibner was sent to Triple-A Omaha on Friday to clear a roster spot for OF Lorenzo Cain.

OF Brett Eibner was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to replace CF Lorenzo Cain on the roster. Eibner is appearing in a Royals uniform for the third time this year, having batted .297 with a homer and seven RBIs in his first 37 MLB at-bats. The 27-year-old rookie was batting .288-11-32 for the Storm Chasers in 50 PCL games this year

OF Brett Eibner was optioned to Triple-A Omaha with LF Alex Gordon coming off the disabled list. Eibner hit .297 with a home run, seven RBIs, six runs scored and five doubles in 11 games.

The Royals optioned OF Brett Eibner to Triple-A Omaha to open up a roster spot for OF Alex Gordon.

OF Brett Eibner, who sprained his ankle May 31, was reinstated from the disabled list and started in left Thursday.

OF Brett Eibner, who had been on the disabled list with a left ankle sprain, was activated Thursday. He had two hits, including his first big league home run off Justin Verlander in the fifth. He is 8-for-17 with four RBIs in his first five major league games.

OF Brett Eibner is starting a rehab assignment with Omaha on Thursday. He's been on the disabled list since June 1 with a left ankle sprain.

OF Brett Eibner will start a rehab assignment with Omaha on Thursday. He has been on the disabled list since June 1 (left ankle sprain).

CF Brett Eibner (sprained left ankle) did extensive outfield work Sunday and then took batting practice Monday. "He looked great," manager Ned Yost said. "He's progressing nicely. Our hope is that maybe sometime by the end of the week, we can send him out somewhere and get him a rehab." Eibner was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 1. Eibner has gone 6-for-13 in four games.

OF Brett Eibner, who went 6-for-13 with three doubles and a walk in his first four big league games, was placed on the disabled list Wednesday due to a left ankle sprain. "We feel like we dodged a bullet," Royals manager Ned Yost said of Eibner's injury not being more serious. Eibner hurt his ankle while running after a triple on Tuesday. He had a MRI, which revealed no breaks. "Good news," Eibner said. "We'll take five to seven days and see how it is." He sustainewd an ankle sprain in the minors and two while at the University of Arkansas. "This is nothing super serious, but this is probably the worse one I've had," Eibner said.

LF Brett Eibner left in the fifth with a left sprained ankle. He will have an MRI. Manager Ned Yost said Eibner would probably have to go on the disabled list.

DH Brett Eibner doubled in the four-run seventh inning and put down a sacrifice bunt in the eighth that led to an insurance run in his major league debut on Friday night. Which baseballs will he keep? "Both," Eibner said. He struck out in his first at-bat on three pitches. "I was over swinging most every at-bat tonight," Eibner said. "I felt like I was kind of coming out of my shoes a little bit."

OF Brett Eibner, who ranked fifth in the Pacific Coast League with 10 home runs, was called up from Triple-A Omaha. Eibner was hitting .309 with a .948 OPS in 41 games. Eibner, a 2010 second-round pick, has never played in the majors.

Eibner was placed on the minor league DL on Thursday with a thumb injury, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

While, at 26, he is not much of a prospect, Eibner is having a solid year at Triple-A, slashing .304/.363/.534 with 18 home runs and nine steals in 90 games. If he can recover from the thumb issue in a hurry he could join the Royals at some point in September.

Eibner (undisclosed) was placed on the 7-day DL, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

He was replaced on the Triple-A roster by Lane Adams, who was playing very well at Double-A Northwest Arkansas. It is unclear how serious his injury is, but he was not likely to be much of a factor at the big league level this season.

Eibner (foot) homered twice in Wednesday's spring game against the Dodgers.

Eibner isn't generating much buzz with regards to earning a roster spot, but replaced Paulo Orlando in Wednesday's game and homered in the seventh and ninth innings of the contest. He dealt with a foot issue earlier in the spring, but now appears good to go moving forward. Considering his .536 batting average and five long balls this spring, the Royals' prospect could potentially see big league action this year, though the 26-year-old seems poised to begin the season at Triple-A Omaha.

Eibner left Saturday's Cactus League game against the White Sox with a bruised left foot, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

The Royals are saying Eibner was removed strictly for precautionary reasons, but consider him day-to-day until he actually returns to the field. Prior to exiting, Eibner hit his third home run of the spring, raising his average to .542. However, he isn't on the 40-man roster and it seems likely he will head to Triple-A to start the year.