MJ Melendez #1
Kansas City Royals
- LF
- B/T: L/R
- 6' 1"/190
- Age: 26
- Mervyl S. Melendez
- Status: Active
- Born: 11/29/1998 in Daytona Beach, FL
- Draft: 2017, Kansas City Royals, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 52
- High School: Westminster Christian, Miami, FL
- MLB Debut: 5/03/2022
- Relationship(s): brother of Jayden Melendez
2025 Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
MiLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 1485 | .236 | 76 | 268 | 21 | .799 |
MLB Career Stats
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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| 1418 | .219 | 51 | 162 | 12 | .696 |
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| 2025 MLB Stats | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .200 | .277 |
| MiLB Career Stats | 1485 | 216 | 351 | 76 | 268 | 21 | .236 | .330 | .799 |
| MLB Career Stats | 1418 | 167 | 311 | 51 | 162 | 12 | .219 | .302 | .696 |
- Next KC Game: 4-04 vs BAL
Splits
| Duration | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| Last 7 Games | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .133 | .316 | .200 |
| Last 15 Games | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .257 |
| Last 30 Games | 83 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 1 | .205 | .298 | .361 |
| Last 3 Games | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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| 4/1 @ MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3/31 @ MIL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3/30 vs CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 :
1B
(1)
LF
(120)
RF
(4)
More MJ Melendez
MJ Melendez and Gavin Cross slug back-to-back homers
MJ Melendez's solo home run
Melendez homers in 2nd straight game
MJ Melendez swats his first homer of 2022
Princely trio of sluggers ready to become Royals
Durham bullies field to Best Team MiLBY Award
Royals' Melendez claims 2021 Joe Bauman Award
MJ Melendez reaches 100 RBIs
Melendez collects three hits for Storm Chasers
Latest Transactions
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July 28, 2024 | Kansas City Royals activated C MJ Melendez from the 10-day injured list. |
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July 25, 2024 | Kansas City Royals sent C MJ Melendez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals. |
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July 25, 2024 | Kansas City Royals sent C MJ Melendez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals. |
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July 16, 2024 | Kansas City Royals placed C MJ Melendez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 15, 2024. Left ankle sprain. |
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February 9, 2023 | Puerto Rico activated C MJ Melendez. |
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July 18, 2022 | Kansas City Royals activated C MJ Melendez from the restricted list. |
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July 14, 2022 | Kansas City Royals placed C MJ Melendez on the restricted list. |
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May 2, 2022 | Kansas City Royals recalled C MJ Melendez from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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March 28, 2022 | Kansas City Royals optioned C MJ Melendez to Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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November 19, 2021 | Kansas City Royals selected the contract of C MJ Melendez from Omaha Storm Chasers. |
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August 9, 2021 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers from Northwest Arkansas Naturals. |
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April 29, 2021 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Northwest Arkansas Naturals from Quad Cities River Bandits. |
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February 12, 2021 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits. |
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February 12, 2021 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits. |
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February 5, 2021 | Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training. |
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February 5, 2021 | Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training. |
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February 5, 2021 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Kansas City Royals . |
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October 6, 2020 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks. |
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October 6, 2020 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks from Royals Alternate Training Site. |
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July 18, 2020 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Royals Alternate Training Site from Wilmington Blue Rocks. |
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January 13, 2020 | Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training. |
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November 11, 2019 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Atenienses de Manati. |
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April 1, 2019 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks from Lexington Legends. |
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January 8, 2019 | Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training. |
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April 4, 2018 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Lexington Legends from AZL Royals. |
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March 23, 2018 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Kansas City Royals. |
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June 24, 2017 | C MJ Melendez assigned to AZL Royals. |
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June 24, 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed C MJ Melendez. |
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September 16, 2016 | C MJ Melendez assigned to USAB Stripes Team. |
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July 28, 2016 | C M.J. Melendez assigned to PG West. |
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July 21, 2016 | C M.J. Melendez assigned to UA American. |
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July 15, 2016 | C M.J. Melendez assigned to FTB Tucci. |
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Awards
SAL Player of the Week
| Week | ||
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| 05/20/2018 | Lexington Legends | SAL |
SAL Mid-Season All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Lexington Legends | SAL |
MiLB.com Organization All-Star
| Year | ||
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| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | AL |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | AL |
CAR Mid-Season All-Star
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| 2019 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CAR |
TEX Player of the Week
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| 07/04/2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
| 07/18/2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
| 07/25/2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
TEX Player of the Month
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| 07/2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
MiLB Joe Bauman Home Run Award
| Year | ||
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| 2021 | Omaha Storm Chasers | AAA E |
Baseball America Minor League All-Star
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| 2021 | Omaha Storm Chasers | AAA E |
TEX Most Valuable Player
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| 2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
TEX Post-Season All-Star
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| 2021 | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | AA C |
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League Rankings
Triples
| 3B | ||
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| 2023 | 5 | in AL |
| 2022 | 3 | in AL |
| 2022 | 0 | in INT |
Strikeouts
| SO | ||
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| 2023 | 170 | in AL |
| 2022 | 131 | in AL |
| 2022 | 22 | in INT |
Hit By Pitch
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| 2025 | 1 | in AL |