The Kansas City Royals placed infielder Nicky Lopez on the 10-day injured list with appendicitis and called up prized prospect Maikel Garcia on Tuesday.
Lopez, 28, is batting .200 with seven RBIs through 24 games in his fifth season with the Royals.
Garcia was ranked No. 78 among MLB’s top 100 prospects by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel entering the 2023 season. The shortstop is hitting .242 with seven doubles and 17 RBIs in 24 games at Triple-A Omaha this season.
Garcia made his MLB debut with the Royals last season and batted .318 with two RBIs in nine games.
Kansas City also recalled catcher Freddy Fermin from Omaha and optioned outfielder Franmil Reyes to the Triple-A club.
Reuters contributed to this report.
