MJ Melendez| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 460 | 100 | 53 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 135 | 4 | 0.217 | 15.3 |
| 2025 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0.085 | -16.6 |
| 2024 | 412 | 84 | 44 | 17 | 44 | 35 | 113 | 4 | 0.204 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 533 | 125 | 65 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 170 | 6 | 0.235 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | 460 | 100 | 57 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 131 | 2 | 0.217 | 17.9 |
| Date | News |
| 4/19/25 | Royals' MJ Melendez sent to AAA after tough start. The 26-year-old former second-round pick had struggled to find it with the bat to begin the campaign Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/royals-mj-melende... |
| 4/12/25 | Young Royals Outfielder Listed As Dead Weight On Team's Roster By MLB Writer. The Kansas City Royals have a 7-7 record after 14 games in the 2025 season. Tremayne Person of FanSided listed four players that are proving they don't belong on the roster. Among them was outfielder MJ Melendez. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/young-royals-ou... |
| 4/05/25 | MJ Melendez reflects on slow start with Royals: ‘I know (results) will come’. How long will the Kansas City Royals stick with MJ Melendez? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mj-melendez-refle... |
| 2/21/25 | KC Royals’ MJ Melendez ‘simplified’ his swing. He knows his chances won’t last forever. “I just want to prove them right,” MJ Melendez says of the Royals. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/kc-royals-mj-mele... |
| 1/08/25 | Angels $9 Million Star Floated As Royals Trade Target At Position Of Need. The Kansas City Royals need to get more production from their outfield in 2025. In particular, the two outfield corners must improve, as regular starters MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe combined for -0.9 WAR a season ago. At those traditionally offense-first positions, the Royals got almost no offensive contributions. Could Kansas City make one more blockbuster trade this winter to address that deficiency? Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/angels-9-millio... |
| 8/14/24 | MLB trends: Enrique Hernández's magic fix, the clutch MJ Melendez and Manuel Margot's big problem. All eyes are on a September stretch run but we have to get through August first Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trends-enri... |
| 8/14/24 | MLB trends: Enrique Hernández's magic fix, the clutch MJ Melendez and Manuel Margot's big problem. All eyes are on a September stretch run but we have to get through August first Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trends-enri... |
| 8/05/24 | Melendez hits pinch-hit homer in the 9th inning to rally Royals past Tigers 3-2. MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Trailing 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Fermin reached on singles with one out. Adam Frazier nearly hit a pinch-hit homer, but the ball curled foul and he flew out to center field. Melendez then hit a 362-foot blast, his 13th of the season, to give Kansas City the lead. Source: https://1350kman.com/2024/08/melendez-hits-pinch-h... |
| 8/04/24 | MJ Melendez hits go-ahead homer as Royals pull out dramatic victory over the Tigers. The Kansas City Royals trailed the Detroit Tigers ... until MJ Melendez saved the day late. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mj-melendez-hits-ahead-ho... |
| 7/16/24 | Royals place Melendez on injured list for ankle sprain. The Kansas City Royals will begin the unofficial second half of the 2024 season without outfielder MJ Melendez. On Tuesday, the Royals announced that Melendez, 25, was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left ankle sprain. The left fielder for Kansas City left Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox with the injury after he grounded into a fielder's choice in the top of the fourth inning. Source: https://www.wibw.com/2024/07/16/royals-place-melen... |
| 7/02/24 | Royals' Melendez swaps gear for rare card. When Kansas City Royals outfielder MJ Melendez was made aware of a rare baseball card of his being publicly available, he made sure to let people know he'd do whatever possible to get it in his possession. “Whoever pulls these cards whenever they come out, I will personally fly you out to a game and make you a trade for the card!!” Melendez tweeted in January. Kevin and Owen Heath met with Melendez during batting practice at Kauffman Stadium Tuesday. There, they gave Melendez a one-of-one signed baseball card of his from when he played with Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. Source: https://www.wibw.com/2024/07/03/royals-melendez-sw... |
| 6/17/24 | Even after a rough week against Yankees and Dodgers, it's been a remarkable season for Royals. Kansas City Royals' MJ Melendez, right, celebrates with Bobby Witt Jr. after hitting a grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Source: post The Kansas City Royals took their lumps this past week against two of the best teams in baseball. That shouldn't detract from their remarkable rise, which would be unprecedented if it results in a playoff berth. The Royals lost 106 games last season. No team has improved from that many defeats to make the postseason a year later. The 2017 Minnesota Twins were the first team to qualify a season after triple-digit losses. They went 59-103 the previous Source: https://tribtown.com/2024/06/17/even-after-a-rough... |
| 6/16/24 | Royals look for another grand performance vs. Dodgers. After concluding an epic 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam, Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez will look to carry the momentum into Sunday's meeting against the host Los Angeles Dodgers. Melendez and the Royals will face the Dodgers in the rubber match of their three-game series after winning 7-2 on Saturday. Melendez entered Saturday's game in a 4-for-41 slump before recording two hits, including his grand slam, which came in the sixth inning against Blake Treinen. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/royals-loo... |
| 6/16/24 | Melendez hits grand slam on 12th pitch, Royals beat Dodgers 7-2 as Yamamoto leaves early. MJ Melendez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to conclude a 12-pitch, at-bat, Seth Lugo became the first AL pitcher to reach 10 wins and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night after Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness. According to Baseball Reference, it is only the second time since 1970 there has been a grand slam on a full count with at least 12 pitches in the at bat. Lugo went six innings and allowed two runs on six hits. Yamamoto threw only 14 strikes on 28 pitches against the Royals. He allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/melendez-hits... |
| 6/16/24 | Royals top Dodgers behind historic MJ Melendez grand slam. Melendez hit his grand slam on the 12th pitch of the at-bat, one short of the record Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/royals-top-dodg... |
| 6/11/24 | How the Kansas City Royals got Sunday's game to extras ... then lost to Mariners. The Kansas City Royals needed one more comeback against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon. Royals outfielder MJ Melendez, who has languished in a deep slump, blasted a 431-foot, two-run homer in the ninth inning. The two-out blast to right field tied the game at 3 and sent Kauffman Stadium into a frenzy. Source: https://www.poncacitynews.com/sports/how-kansas-ci... |
| 6/08/24 | How MJ Melendez saved the day for the Kansas City Royals with some crazy baserunning. It's not often a feat of sheer athleticism and flexibility — coupled with a split-second decision — is the decider of a baseball game. On Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field, those traits proved to be the difference in the Royals' 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Source: https://www.poncacitynews.com/sports/how-mj-melend... |
| 6/06/24 | Royals Kick Off Home Series: The Royals Express, Friday, June 7. Royals Kick Off Home Series: The Royals Express, Friday, June 7 Your daily briefing on what's going on with the Royals, including full TV listing in the schedule. Austin Bidwell | 2 Hours Ago Jun 6, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez (1) jumps over Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor (23) to score a run during the sixth inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports / Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports In this story: Kansas City Royals Today's Game: The Royals will fly back to Kansas City to start their home series against the Seattle Mariners. The Royals have already seen the Mariners in one series this season, dropping two of three games Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-kick-off... |
| 5/23/24 | The Royals Express, May 24, 2024: Kansas City Set for Road Series vs. Rays. The Royals Express, May 24, 2024: Kansas City Set for Road Series vs. Rays Your daily briefing on what's going on with the Kansas City Royals, including TV listings. Hunter De | 1 Hour Ago Jul 16, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals right fielder MJ Melendez (1) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports / Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports In this story: Kansas City Royals Today's Game: The Kansas City Royals will play game one of a three-game road series against the Tampa Bay Rays at 5:50 p.m. CT. Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79 ERA) is expected to be the starting Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/the-royals-expr... |
| 4/20/24 | Royals host Orioles, look for 10th straight home win. Kansas City slugged its way past homer-happy Baltimore in the series opener. MJ Melendez went deep to highlight his four-RBI performance, and Vinnie Pasquantino had a solo shot in the Royals' 9-4 victory on Friday night. Michael Massey, who was making his season debut, joined Hunter Renfroe in driving in a pair of runs during the inning. Source: https://deadspin.com/royals-host-orioles-look-for-... |
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