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 |
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... |