C MJ Melendez #11
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/02/2025
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C MJ MELENDEZ #11 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 39 12 4 0 3 5 1 10 .308 .325 .641 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 70 65 70 70
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 20 55
Arm: 55 25 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 35 Left Field: 55
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/30/2025 TOR Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
04/27/2025 BAL Win, 3-1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
04/23/2025 @ CWS Win, 9-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/2025 @ CWS Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/20/2025 @ NYM Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/16/2025 HOU Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/12/2025 CWS Win, 9-4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
04/09/2025 @ BAL Win, 6-0 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
04/06/2025 MIN Loss, 5-7 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
04/05/2025 MIN Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Highly regarded by teammates.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/29/1998
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,250,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:29 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 39 12 4 0 3 5 8 1 10 .308 .325 .641 .966 .400 .333 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 40 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 7 0 0 0.0 7.6 7.31 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Versus Right   34 11 3 0 3 4 8 1 8 0 0 0 .324 .343 .676 1.019
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   8 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
April   39 12 4 0 3 5 8 1 10 0 0 0 .308 .325 .641 .966
Spring Training   18 5 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .278 .350 .444 .794
Last Year   412 85 23 3 17 44 44 35 113 0 0 3 .206 .273 .400 .674
2 Years Ago   533 125 29 5 16 56 65 62 170 4 0 3 .235 .316 .398 .713
Career   1444 322 77 11 54 167 174 164 424 11 0 7 .223 .303 .404 .707
Home   26 8 3 0 3 3 6 1 7 0 0 0 .308 .333 .769 1.103
Road   13 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Grass   39 12 4 0 3 5 8 1 10 0 0 0 .308 .325 .641 .966
Day   27 10 3 0 2 4 6 0 5 0 0 0 .370 .370 .704 1.074
Night   12 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .167 .231 .500 .731
As Starter   38 12 4 0 3 5 8 1 10 0 0 0 .316 .333 .658 .991
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   11 5 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .909 1.364
Inning 4-6   16 6 1 0 2 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .812 1.188
Inning 7-9   12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 .083 .154 .167 .321
0 Outs   13 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
1 Outs   12 6 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .538 1.000 1.538
2 Outs   14 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Scoring Position   9 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Bases Empty   24 9 3 0 3 3 6 0 5 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Runner on 1st   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 2nd   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   21 6 2 0 1 2 4 1 10 0 0 0 .286 .318 .524 .842
First Pitch   6 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 1-2   6 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.333 1.833
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Full Count   6 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Behind in Count   13 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .231 .231 .615 .846
Ahead in Count   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.750 2.500
Batting 8th   15 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .467 .717
Batting 9th   19 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .316 .316 .579 .895
Low Leverage   22 8 3 0 2 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 .364 .391 .773 1.164
Medium Leverage   12 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Kansas City - MLB 23 129 460 100 21 3 18 62 57 66 1 7 131 2 3 .217 .313 .393 .706 102 101 1.9
2023 Kansas City - MLB 24 148 533 125 29 5 16 56 65 62 3 4 170 6 4 .235 .316 .398 .713 96 95 0.7
2024 Kansas City - MLB 25 135 412 85 23 3 17 44 44 35 3 0 113 4 4 .206 .273 .400 .674 90 87 0.2
2025 Kansas City - MLB 26 11 39 12 4 0 3 5 8 1 0 0 10 0 0 .308 .325 .641 .966 154 159 0.5
Total MLB 423 1444 322 77 11 54 167 174 164 7 11 424 12 11 .223 .303 .404 .707 98 96 3.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Kansas City (ACL) - R 18 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 122 0.6
2018 Columbia - A 19 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 131 135 2.0
2019 Quad Cities - A+ 20 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 50 53 -2.5
2021 Northwest Arkansas - AA 22 79 298 85 18 0 28 65 58 43 1 5 76 2 4 .285 .372 .628 .999 148 137 2.0
2021 Omaha - AAA 22 45 150 44 4 3 13 38 37 32 0 2 39 1 2 .293 .413 .620 1.033 154 140 1.1
2022 Omaha - AAA 23 21 78 13 4 0 2 6 7 13 0 0 22 3 0 .167 .286 .295 .581 46 58 -0.5
2024 Northwest Arkansas - AA 25 3 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .182 .444 .626 74 57 -0.0
Total IL 66 228 57 8 3 15 44 44 45 0 2 61 4 2 .250 .371 .509 .880 118 113
Total TL 82 307 86 18 0 29 67 61 44 1 6 78 2 4 .280 .366 .622 .988 146 134
Total MWL 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 50 53
Total CAR 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 131 135
Total ACL 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 122
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 Omaha - IL 25 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .062 .167 .062 .229 -37 -35 -0.2
Total IL 5 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .062 .167 .062 .229 -37 -35
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Kansas City - MLB C 78 65 467 27 3 499 5 .990 578.1 7.69 +1.0 .000 6 29 11 37.9
2022 Kansas City - MLB LF 23 23 43 2 0 47 2 .957 197.2 2.05 0.0 .000
2022 Kansas City - MLB RF 15 14 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 114.0 1.89 0.0 .000
2023 Kansas City - MLB C 0 0 80 1 0 82 1 .988 68.2 10.62 -0.6 .000 2 5 0 0.0
2023 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Kansas City - MLB LF 58 55 96 7 1 106 3 .972 453.0 2.05 0.0 .000
2023 Kansas City - MLB RF 72 68 148 4 0 157 5 .968 589.2 2.32 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 120 112 188 2 1 192 2 .990 939.2 1.82 0.0 .000
2024 Northwest Arkansas - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 0.0 .000
2025 Kansas City - MLB C 10 10 83 2 0 85 0 1.000 90.0 8.50 -0.1 .000 0 7 0 0.0
TOTAL C 88 75 630 30 3 666 6 .991 737.0 8.06 +0.3 .000 8 41 11 26.8
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 203 192 329 11 2 347 7 .980 1604.1 1.91 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 91 85 174 4 0 183 5 .973 727.2 2.20 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster Christian (Miami, FL).
07/16/2024 Kansas City Royals placed C MJ Melendez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 15, 2024. Left ankle sprain. [Auto]
07/25/2024 Kansas City Royals sent C MJ Melendez on a rehab assignment to Northwest Arkansas Naturals. [Auto]
07/28/2024 Kansas City Royals activated C MJ Melendez from the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
11/06/2024 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/18/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,250,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2022 7 6
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