2:24 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Cleveland.

3:11 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians.

3:09 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Saturday against Cleveland.

3:10 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Wednesday against Detroit.

11:07 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in a 4-3 loss Tuesday in Detroit.

11:07 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.

10:45 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Twins.

4:24 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Tuesday against the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:24 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Tuesday against the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

5:08 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Wednesday against the Guardians.

5:08 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Wednesday against the Guardians.

12:28 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk for a total of three RBI and two runs scored in a 9-7 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday.

7:53 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 3-for-6 with a solo home run for a total of four RBI in a 15-7 win over the Padres on Sunday.

2:44 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Saturday against San Diego, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

1:10 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

3:07 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will sit Monday versus the Twins.

4:22 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox.

4:22 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox.

3:43 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus Boston, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

3:43 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus Boston, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

4:19 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

11:11 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 1-for-1 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Rays.

1:56 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rays.

4:02 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (shoulder) is starting Friday against the Rays.

10:38 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) Royals reinstated Taylor (shoulder) from the restricted list Monday.

4:02 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) Royals placed Taylor (shoulder) on the restricted list Thursday.

6:07 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (shoulder) is unable to enter Canada for the four-game series in Toronto this weekend due to his vaccination status, so he'll be placed on the restricted list Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

10:17 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (shoulder) isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

5:55 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is dealing with a sore right shoulder, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:06 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

5:39 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

11:19 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

11:25 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will sit Thursday versus the Astros, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

10:25 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

8:47 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and two total runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Athletics.

4:52 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

10:30 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 10-7 loss to the Orioles.

4:02 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will be on the bench Tuesday against Toronto, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

6:47 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.

4:48 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (illness) was reinstated from the injured list Friday but is not in the lineup against the Astros.

2:20 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (illness) is set to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

11:34 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (illness) was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Thursday.

4:22 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the White Sox for an undisclosed reason.

11:07 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

10:20 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

8:22 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

2:13 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Saturday against the Yankees.

1:40 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.

1:34 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-2 with a run scored in Sunday's 17-3 loss to the Guardians.

10:04 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (hip) is starting Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Giants.

4:35 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (hip) was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

10:09 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (hip) will start in center field and bat seventh in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Mariners.

5:49 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) left Monday's game against the Guardians due to hip tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:25 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) signed a two-year, $9 million contract extension with the Royals on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

4:58 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (personal) was reinstated from the bereavement list ahead of Tuesday's game against Cleveland, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

1:06 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) Royals Alec Lewis of Athletic Taylor on the bereavement list Friday.

6:48 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will sit for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

8:36 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Mariners.

10:09 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in Saturday's 8-1 victory over the Mariners.

5:18 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (personal) has been reinstated from the family medical emergency list and will start Friday's game against the Mariners in center field, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

12:07 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) Royals placed Taylor on the family medical emergency list Saturday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

8:34 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

12:14 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will sit Thursday against the Astros, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

3:43 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.

12:50 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Yankees.

4:25 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will sit Friday against the Cardinals.

12:18 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.

4:59 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs Wednesday in a win over the White Sox.

2:03 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (wrist) is starting Saturday's game against the Tigers.

3:06 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (wrist) is out of the lineup Friday against the Tigers.

4:47 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) exited Wednesday's game against the Brewers with a wrist injury, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

12:45 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Cincinnati.

11:39 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

11:26 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is Marly Rivera of ESPN.com for Thursday's game against Boston.

8:48 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, a steal and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Royals.

1:35 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-5 loss to Boston.

12:51 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

1:45 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) will not start Saturday's game against Oakland.

12:39 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

10:32 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 14-5 win over the Twins.

12:15 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is not in the lineup Sunday against Minnesota.

4:50 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

12:48 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to Detroit.

12:56 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and three strikeouts in Saturday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

2:34 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

3:42 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting Saturday's game against the White Sox.

3:11 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't in the lineup Monday against Cleveland.

9:59 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.

11:52 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

5:04 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Toronto, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

6:49 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

10:43 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Rangers.

11:58 AM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (back) will start in center field and will bat fifth in Monday's Cactus League game against the Giants, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

7:02 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) (back) could return to Cactus League play as early as Monday, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

2:25 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) was removed from the lineup for Thursday's spring game against the Brewers due to back tightness, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports reports.

1:17 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) was scratched from the lineup ahead of Thursday's game against the Brewers, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

2:12 PM - Michael A. Taylor (KC) signed a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Royals on Monday, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports.