MJ Melendez #1
Kansas City Royals
- LF
- B/T: L/R
- 6' 1"/190
- Age: 25
- 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
2024 Stats
AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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232 | .181 | 8 | 24 | 2 | .602 |
MiLB Career Stats
AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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1476 | .237 | 75 | 266 | 21 | .800 |
MLB Career Stats
AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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1225 | .218 | 42 | 142 | 10 | .690 |
Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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2024 MLB Stats | 232 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 24 | 2 | .181 | .249 | .602 |
MiLB Career Stats | 1476 | 213 | 350 | 75 | 266 | 21 | .237 | .331 | .800 |
MLB Career Stats | 1225 | 143 | 267 | 42 | 142 | 10 | .218 | .302 | .690 |
- Next KC Game: 7-02 vs TB
Splits
Duration | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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Last 7 Games | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .211 | .318 | .263 |
Last 15 Games | 42 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .452 |
Last 30 Games | 85 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 0 | .188 | .281 | .376 |
Last 3 Games | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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6/29 vs CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6/28 vs CLE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6/27 vs CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 :
1B
(1)
LF
(66)
RF
(4)
More MJ Melendez
![Melendez homers in 2nd straight game](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/te2i8doj05bx589ouonp.jpg)
Melendez homers in 2nd straight game
![MJ Melendez swats his first homer of 2022](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/larmbh09thn7mctonsjc.jpg)
MJ Melendez swats his first homer of 2022
![Princely trio of sluggers ready to become Royals](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/xmcpwmrjzkok1fkjan3t.jpg)
Princely trio of sluggers ready to become Royals
![Durham bullies field to Best Team MiLBY Award](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/d7h7gnyspkrzc0lyvnob.jpg)
Durham bullies field to Best Team MiLBY Award
![Royals' Melendez claims 2021 Joe Bauman Award](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/bqwdgbhlafdb2lugvhb8.jpg)
Royals' Melendez claims 2021 Joe Bauman Award
![MJ Melendez reaches 100 RBIs](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/h2icmn5pxxjosozeyar5.jpg)
MJ Melendez reaches 100 RBIs
![Melendez collects three hits for Storm Chasers](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/nlvrz8oirqm2jpln8tqn.png)
Melendez collects three hits for Storm Chasers
![Royals' Melendez triples for Storm Chasers](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/hqsdnb6jp8gpa85fomue.jpg)
Royals' Melendez triples for Storm Chasers
![Melendez cracks homers No. 40 and 41](http://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w372/milb/j3hok1pmqa5hmg5m6svm.png)
Melendez cracks homers No. 40 and 41
Latest Transactions
Team | Date | Transaction |
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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 | C MJ Melendez assigned to Kansas City Royals . |
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February 5, 2021 | Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C MJ Melendez to spring training. |
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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 | Kansas City Royals signed C MJ Melendez. |
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June 24, 2017 | C MJ Melendez assigned to AZL Royals. |
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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
Year | ||
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2019 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CAR |
TEX Player of the Week
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
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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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2024 | 2 | in AL |
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 |