 He played in Class A in 1996, Class A-Advanced in 1997, and Double-A in 1998.He was a late season call-up for the Royals in 1998, making his MLB debut on September 14 against the Oakland Athletics, recording a hit in his first MLB at bat.In 11 MLB games with the 1998 Royals, Febles batted 10-for-25 (.400).