1:02 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 0-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 8-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.

11:01 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

3:19 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

6:19 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Dodgers.

3:41 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.

4:35 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) (hand) is starting at second base and batting ninth Friday against the Dodgers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

10:49 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) (hand) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Guardians.

12:22 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

10:31 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest with the Tigers, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:18 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at third base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

5:58 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 4-for-5 with one run scored and one steal in Monday's 7-0 win over the Cardinals.

12:15 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

4:59 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

4:09 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Royals on Monday.

6:39 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) (appendicitis) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

6:30 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) (appendicitis) is expected to start a rehab assignment with the Royals next week, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

11:43 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Royals on Tuesday due to appendicitis, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

11:04 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

1:27 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

6:04 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

1:10 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

5:30 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Saturday against the Angels.

10:23 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Wednesday against the Rangers.

2:22 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Rangers.

3:03 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-2 with a triple, two walks, two RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 9-5 win over the Blue Jays.

4:41 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 8-for-16 across four games for Italy during group-stage play at the World Baseball Classic.

4:12 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't in the starting lineup Tuesday against Minnesota, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

1:08 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't starting Saturday against the Red Sox.

4:23 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

4:23 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

11:00 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

11:00 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

3:41 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians.

3:41 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians.

7:34 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in a 3-2 win Sunday in Detroit.

3:33 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Friday against the Tigers.

2:42 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't starting Saturday against the Padres, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

10:48 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

4:07 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Saturday against the Dodgers.

1:25 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run single, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

12:11 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

12:11 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

11:58 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

11:58 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

11:58 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Monday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.

11:58 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Monday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.

12:13 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

12:13 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

2:50 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

10:42 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale versus the Rays.

1:56 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Rays.

11:07 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 8-1 loss to the Blue Jays.

2:34 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Friday versus the Guardians.

11:04 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 4-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

3:12 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit against lefty Martin Perez and the Rangers on Monday.

11:37 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the A's.

6:05 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Friday against Oakland, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

5:01 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit for the second time in three games Tuesday against the Angels.

2:39 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

5:26 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) signed a one-year, $2.55 million contract with the Royals on Friday after losing his arbitration case, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

10:42 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles.

3:19 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest against the Orioles.

10:32 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Astros.

9:48 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Guardians.

11:05 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 10-7 loss to the Twins.

12:43 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the White Sox.

10:28 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 4-for-6 with a walk, a double and a stolen base across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader split with the White Sox.

2:44 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

5:26 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

3:26 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

10:32 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will lead off for the first time this season Thursday against the Twins, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

3:04 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Twins.

1:44 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at second base and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Tigers.

12:26 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is likely to open the season as the Royals' primary second baseman, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

1:04 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Minnesota.

9:57 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Detroit.

10:37 AM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 4-for-8 with a double and three runs scored in Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

12:40 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.

11:36 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 6-0 win over Baltimore.

11:17 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox.

12:32 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings win over Seattle.

12:10 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-1 win over the Cubs.

8:59 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Cubs.

1:40 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 8-6 extra-innings loss to the Yankees.

3:37 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

3:25 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit Monday against the White Sox.

2:06 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

1:04 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over Detroit.

12:42 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) has hit .342 with two stolen bases and five runs scored in his last 12 games.

3:23 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

2:21 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday against the Yankees.

1:51 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

3:59 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't starting Monday's game against the Tigers.

10:54 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 0-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-2 loss to Oakland.

5:48 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Athletics.

1:56 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

4:40 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) will sit for the second straight game Friday against the Twins.

12:26 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rays.

12:59 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

3:41 PM - Nicky Lopez (KC) isn't starting Saturday against the White Sox.