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MJ Melendez
American baseball playerAVGHRRBIRCurrent Season.209174443Season 2023.235165665FINAL Sept 11 @ 
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Pittsburgh 1:05 pm GMT-04:00 Sept 14 @ Pittsburgh MJ Melendez is an American professional baseball catcher and right fielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 and led the minor leagues with 41 home runs in 2021.
Melendez hit four leadoff home runs in 2022, passing David DeJesus (three in 2004) for the most by a Royals rookie…only three rookies in American League history have hit more leadoff HR than Melendez: Nomar Garciaparra (7) in 1997, Mike Trout (5) in 2012 and Julio Rodríguez (5) in 2022...
MJ Melendez. Positions: Outfielder and Catcher. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg) Team: Kansas City Royals (majors) in Daytona Beach, Draft: Drafted by the in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster Christian School (Miami, FL). High School:
- November 29, 1998
View the profile of Kansas City Royals Left Fielder MJ Melendez on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
Aug 26, 2024 · MJ Melendez homered and made a spectacular run-saving catch before Bobby Witt Jr. put the exclamation point on the early portion of the day with a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning of the Royals’ 4-3 win over the American League Central-leading Guardians in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader at Progressive Field.
May 3, 2022 · The Royals put Cam Gallagher on the injured list Monday opening the door for Melendez, 23, to get time as a backup catcher.
Jun 6, 2024 · MJ Melendez scored the tying run for the Royals in a 4-3 win over the Guardians on June 6th, 2024, by tumbling over the catcher and avoiding a tag at home plate. The Royals split the series and stayed four games behind the first-place Guardians in the AL Central.
