MJ Melendez| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 80 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0.213 | 3.0 |
| 2026 | 117 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0.197 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0.083 | -4.1 |
| 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 |
| 8/02/26 | Mets designate outfielder MJ Melendez for assignment. The Mets will likely turn their roster over significantly ahead of Monday's trade deadline, and the club made a move ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Miami Marlins, designating outfielder MJ Melendez for assignment. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-designate-outfielder-... |
| 5/30/26 | ICYMI in Mets Land: MJ Melendez plays hero late, plus a plethora of injury updates. Here's what happened in Mets Land on Friday, in case you missed it. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/icymi-mets-land-5-30-26... |
| 5/29/26 | MJ Melendez walks it off with two-run shot in 10th to give Mets 9-7 win over Marlins. The Mets walked off the Miami Marlins on Friday night in the 10th inning to win, 9-7. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-marlins-takeaways-5-2... |
| 4/30/26 | Why Carlos Mendoza pinch-hit Austin Slater for MJ Melendez in eighth inning of Mets’ loss. MJ Melendez was one of the most productive Mets on Thursday, but Carlos Mendoza elected to pinch-hit for him with a lefty on the mound in a big spot late. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/why-carlos-mendoza-pinch-h... |
| 3/17/26 | Mets option OF MJ Melendez, RHP Christian Scott to Triple-A Syracuse in flurry of roster moves. The Mets announced a handful of roster moves, highlighted by outfielder MJ Melendez and right-handed pitcher Christian Scott being optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-option-mj-melendez-ch... |
| 2/13/26 | Mets like MJ Melendez’s versatility, feel he has ‘more in the tank’ offensively. The Mets made a low-risk addition for their bench last week, bringing in MJ Melendez on a one-year split contract. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-like-mj-melendez-vers... |
| 2/08/26 | Mets agree to one-year deal with MJ Melendez: report. The Mets are bringing in a versatile piece for their bench, signing MJ Melendez to a one-year deal. Source: https://sny.tv/articles/mets-signing-mj-melendez-t... |
| 7/29/25 | APTOPIX Braves Royals Baseball. Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez can't catch a force out hit into by Atlanta Braves' Nick Allen during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Source: https://www.bdtonline.com/sports/national_sports/a... |
| 7/11/25 | [Sports Illustrated] - Week 16 MLB Prospect Watch: MJ Melendez And Carlos Cortes Headline Outfielders. Explore the top outfield prospects making noise in Week 16, including MJ Melendez, Jack Suwinski, Carlos Cortes, and more rising stars. Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
| 5/22/25 | Royals Urged To Call Up Surging 27-Year-Old To Boost Struggling Outfield. It doesn't take a baseball savant (no pun intended) to know that the Kansas City Royals' outfield isn't cutting the mustard. Royals outfielders have the fourth-worst fWAR in Major League Baseball at -0.6. Kansas City already shook up the outfield once this season when they demoted MJ Melendez to Triple-A, giving Drew Waters an opportunity to play more. It's paid off modestly, with Waters putting up a .281 average and 104 OPS+ through 35 games. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/royals-urged-to... |
| 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... |
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