10:10 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) Royals optioned Melendez to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

9:58 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.

3:53 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the Royals' starting lineup against the Tigers on Friday.

3:33 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Detroit.

4:03 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

5:09 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

1:59 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

10:41 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt in Milwaukee.

1:29 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

11:44 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) said Tuesday that he spent the offseason in Miami revamping his swing during workouts, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:18 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) Royals and Melendez avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.65 million contract Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

4:09 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is absent from the lineup Monday in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Yankees.

2:25 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.

10:31 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Nationals.

3:00 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Nationals.

10:59 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Giants.

6:53 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

1:36 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

2:37 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.

6:15 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

1:00 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Twins.

4:32 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.

12:52 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 4-for-9 with a three-run home run across both games of Monday's doubleheader sweep over the Guardians.

1:04 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Phillies.

3:39 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Rpyals' lineup Saturday against the Phillies.

12:41 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Angels.

4:06 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

10:06 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Reds.

3:04 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Reds.

12:29 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 13-3 loss to the Twins.

4:16 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Boston.

1:25 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

3:33 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.

3:21 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup for Thursday's game versus Detroit.

11:15 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) Royals reinstated Melendez (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

11:28 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Thursday.

3:22 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 15.

3:40 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) was removed in the top of the fourth inning of Sunday's game against the Red Sox due to a left ankle sprain.

12:56 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Rockies.

5:22 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.

12:47 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 3-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Rays.

2:08 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

5:40 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup for Tuesday's game versus Oakland.

10:31 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's win over the Dodgers.

10:59 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees.

7:05 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

4:28 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

2:36 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

3:21 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

2:40 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Tampa Bay.

11:41 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

11:08 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

2:33 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

6:18 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup Thursday against the Angels.

11:28 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

5:14 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the Royals' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

4:27 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

9:14 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and scored twice during Friday's 9-4 victory against the Orioles.

11:27 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

1:13 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

3:40 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-0 win over the White Sox.

1:05 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-3 with one RBI and a walk in Friday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.

3:30 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Baltimore.

1:10 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 0-for-3 in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Twins.

3:12 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) has gone 3-for-11 over his first five Cactus League games.

3:23 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Yankees.

4:17 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup Wednesday at Detroit.

11:34 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't starting Sunday against Houston.

9:55 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Guardians.

11:30 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the lineup Sunday versus the Astros.

7:39 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

11:20 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup Sunday against the Red Sox.

10:29 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the Red Sox.

5:59 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Red Sox.

2:23 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) will not start Saturday's game against the Mariners.

12:48 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Tuesday's 10-8 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

4:30 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) will be on the bench for Saturday's game against St. Louis.

10:00 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox.

12:59 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Red Sox.

12:43 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Phillies.

10:13 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 loss against the Guardians.

3:14 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cleveland.

7:32 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rays.

12:49 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-8 with a stolen base across both games of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Rays.

3:44 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) isn't in the Royals' lineup Saturday versus the Dodgers.

10:36 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against Detroit, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

7:54 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Nationals.

12:36 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 12-10 loss to the Nationals.

6:06 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup against the Padres on Monday.

4:05 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is on the bench for Saturday's game against Oakland.

1:07 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Thursday's 13-10 loss to the Orioles.

12:34 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is expected to exclusively work as an outfielder or designated hitter for the time being after the Royals called up Freddy Fermin from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday to serve as Salvador Perez's top understudy, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

7:01 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the Orioles.

10:55 AM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

12:22 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) (back) will serve as the Royals' designated hitter and No. 3 batter Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

6:12 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) (back) isn't starting Tuesday against Arizona, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

5:29 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) was removed from Sunday's game against the Angels due to lower-back tightness.

12:55 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Rangers.

5:53 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

1:55 PM - MJ Melendez (KC) is not in the Royals' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays.