MJ Melendez| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 521 | 118 | 64 | 18 | 62 | 67 | 158 | 4 | 0.226 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 126 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0.183 | 3.4 |
| 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 |
| 4/20/24 | 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-... |
| 4/19/24 | MJ Melendez's slump-ending effort lifts Royals past Orioles. MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs and Alec Marsh tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the host Kansas City Royals earned a 9-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Melendez snapped a 0-for-23 skid with a two-out RBI single to ignite a five-run sixth inning. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/mj-melende... |
| 4/09/24 | MJ Melendez, Royals vie to stay hot in opener vs. Astros. The Royals completed their first four-game sweep in nearly three years after brushing aside the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Kansas City's offense came alive in the late innings of each game of the series vs. Chicago, scoring 15 of its 20 runs in the series in the seventh and eighth innings. The late-game heroics were led by MJ Melendez, who delivered the decisive RBI hit in each of the last three wins. "It's all about confidence for me right now," said Melendez, who had three homers and seven RBIs in the series. Source: https://deadspin.com/mj-melendez-royals-vie-to-sta... |
| 4/08/24 | Melendez’s third home run of series lifts Royals over White Sox 5-3 for 4-game sweep. MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Sunday for a four-game sweep. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/melendez-third-home-run-s... |
| 4/07/24 | Melendez's third home run of series lifts Royals over White Sox 5-3 for 4-game sweep. MJ Melendez hit his third home run of the series, a two-run drive in a three-run seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Chicago White Sox 5-3 for a four-game sweep. Chicago ended a 19-inning scoreless streak in the fourth and led 3-0 in the fifth before Hunter Renroe’s two-run homer off starter Garrett Crochet. Melendez hit a two-run homer in the sixth off Deivi García for a 4-3 lead, his third go-ahead hit of the series. Melendez flipped hit bat in triumph. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/melendez-s-th... |
| 4/06/24 | MJ Melendez breaks 8th inning tie with single, Royals beat White Sox. MJ Melendez broke an 8th inning tie with a single to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Friday night. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mj-melendez-breaks-8th-in... |
| 4/06/24 | MJ Melendez breaks 8th inning tie with single, Royals beat White Sox 2-1. MJ Melendez broke an eighth-inning tie with a single to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Friday night. With one out, Melendez hit a soft liner to left off Michael Kopech (0-1) to score pinch-runner Dairon Blanco. Chris Stratton (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth for the victory, and James McArthur got a game-ending double-play grounder for his first save. The Royals jumped opened the scoring in the first inning on the first of Salvador Pérez’s three hits, a two-out RBI double off the wall in center. Gavin Sheets tied it with a leadoff homer in the second, lifting starter Brady Singer’s slider 391 feet down the line in right. Luis Robert Jr. left the game in the ninth with a left hip flexor injury. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/mj-melendez-b... |
| 4/06/24 | MJ Melendez breaks 8th inning tie with single, Royals beat White Sox 2-1. MJ Melendez broke an eighth-inning tie with a single to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Friday night. With one out, Melendez hit a soft liner to left off Michael Kopech (0-1) to score pinch-runner Dairon Blanco. Chris Stratton (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth for the victory, and James McArthur got a game-ending double-play grounder for his first save. The Royals jumped opened the scoring in the first inning on the first of Salvador Pérez’s three hits, a two-out RBI double off the wall in center. Gavin Sheets tied it with a leadoff homer in the second, lifting starter Brady Singer’s slider 391 feet down the line in right. Luis Robert Jr. left the game in the ninth with a left hip flexor injury. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/mj-melendez-b... |
| 4/05/24 | Royals score 8 runs in 7th and beat White Sox 10-1. Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh. Source: https://1350kman.com/2024/04/royals-score-8-runs-i... |
| 4/05/24 | Royals score 8 runs in 7th and beat White Sox 10-1 behind Velázquez, Melendez and Lugo. Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh. Velázquez knocked in the first two runs of the game with a single and a homer. Lugo allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first win with the Royals. Michael Soroka gave up two runs over six innings in his second start for the White Sox. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/royals-score-... |
| 4/04/24 | Royals score 8 runs in 7th and beat White Sox 10-1 behind Velázquez, Melendez and Lugo. Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/royals-score-8-runs-7th-0... |
| 10/01/23 | Kansas City wins final series of 2023 season, finishes with 56-106 record. The Kansas City Royals ended their 2023 season by clinching a series win over the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on Sunday. Kansas City's final record was 56-106. The Royals scored five unanswered runs in the game and never lost the lead. MJ Melendez, Edward Olivares and Dairon Blanco all homered in Sunday's game. Source: https://abc17news.com/sports/kansas-city-royals/20... |
| 9/20/23 | Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals hold off Guardians 7-6. MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs, James McArthur struck out three straight batters to end an eighth-inning threat, and the Royals held on to beat the Guardians 7-6 on Tuesday night. Kansas City has won five of its last six and ended a five-series losing streak to the Guardians. The club will go for the sweep of its AL Central rivals Wednesday. Alec Marsh earned the win for the Royals after following opener Steven Cruz to the mound. Logan Allen took the loss for Cleveland, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks in just three innings. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/melendez-home... |
| 9/19/23 | Melendez homers, McArthur stars in relief as Royals hold off Guardians 7-6. MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs, James McArthur struck out three straight batters to end an eighth-inning threat, and the Royals held on to beat the Guardians 7-6 on Tuesday night. Kansas City has won five of its last six and ended a five-series losing streak to the Guardians. The club will go for the sweep of its AL Central rivals Wednesday. Alec Marsh earned the win for the Royals after following opener Steven Cruz to the mound. Logan Allen took the loss for Cleveland, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks in just three innings. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/melendez-home... |
| 9/09/23 | Andrew Vaughn continues to build his infield skills for the Chicago White Sox at his natural position: first base. Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez ripped a line drive in the third inning Monday that looked like it was going to be an extra-base hit down the right-field line. Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn dove and made a tremendous catch for the final out of the inning. One inning later, Royals center fielder Drew Waters sent a hard-hit ball in Vaughn's direction. Vaughn jumped as high as he could and made the catch. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/09/09/andrew-vaugh... |
| 9/05/23 | Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn continues to build infield skills. Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez ripped a line drive in the third inning Monday that looked like it was going to be an extra-base hit down the right-field line. Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn dove and made a tremendous catch for the final out of the inning. One inning later, Royals center fielder Drew Waters sent a hard-hit ball in Vaughn’s direction. Vaughn jumped as ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/chicago-white-sox-first-b... |
| 9/02/23 | MJ Melendez Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Red Sox. On Saturday, MJ Melendez (.225 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 75 points below season-long percentage) and the Kansas City Royals face the Boston Red Sox, whose starting pitcher will be Tanner Houck. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET. He had a hitless performance in his most recent game (0-for-4) against the Pirates. MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox Game Day: Saturday, September 2, 2023 Game Time: 7:10 PM ET Stadium: Kauffman Stadium Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Red Sox Starter: Tanner Houck TV Channel: BSKC Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -222) Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375) RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +140) Runs Prop: Source: https://www.wowt.com/sports/betting/2023/09/02/mj-... |
| 8/30/23 | MJ Melendez Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Pirates. MJ Melendez -- with an on-base percentage of .250 in his past 10 games, 52 points lower than his season-long percentage -- will be in action for the Kansas City Royals against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Andre Jackson on the hill, on August 30 at 8:10 PM ET. In his last appearance, he went 1-for-4 against the Pirates. MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Pirates Game Day: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Game Time: 8:10 PM ET Stadium: Kauffman Stadium Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Pirates Starter: Andre Jackson TV Channel: BSKC Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227) Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360) RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +130) Runs Prop: Source: https://www.wibw.com/sports/betting/2023/08/30/mj-... |
| 8/20/23 | Kansas City-Chicago Cubs Runs. Royals first. MJ Melendez grounds out to shallow infield, Dansby Swanson to Cody Bellinger. Bobby Witt Jr. singles to left field. Michael Massey singles to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez flies out to deep right field to Seiya Suzuki. Nelson Velazquez strikes out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Cubs 0. Cubs first. Mike Tauchman lines out to shallow center field to Bobby Witt Jr.. Nico Hoerner singles to left field. Ian Happ singles to center field, advances to 3rd. Nico Hoerner scores. Fielding error by Kyle Isbel. Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Dairon Blanco. Ian Happ scores. Dansby Swanson grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
| 8/19/23 | MJ Melendez Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Cubs. On Saturday, MJ Melendez (.400 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 94 points above season-long percentage) and the Kansas City Royals face the Chicago Cubs, whose starting pitcher will be Justin Steele. First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET. In his previous game he had a one-hit showing (1-for-4) against the Cubs. MJ Melendez Game Info & Props vs. the Cubs Game Day: Saturday, August 19, 2023 Game Time: 2:20 PM ET Stadium: Wrigley Field Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Cubs Starter: Justin Steele TV Channel: MARQ Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -189) Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400) RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160) Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs Source: https://www.kyoutv.com/sports/betting/2023/08/19/m... |
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