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MJ Melendez  

MJ Melendez  

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Proper Name
Mervyl S. Melendez
High Level
MLB (2022-2024)
Positions
C (358) ... of (126) ... RF (89) ... LF (81) ... DH (35) ... 3B (9) ... 1b (1)
Ht / Wt
6-1 / 190
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
age
25.140
place
Daytona Beach,Florida
High School
Signing Bonus
$ 2,097,500
draft posit
C
MLB Debut
Service Time
1.153 (2023)
MLB Teams
KCA [7]
TBC#
209832
mlbam id
669004
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Season [2024]KCA.224.78458713381
Career MLB [2022-2024].226.7141051129238371269
Speed
48
Power
76
Contact
39
XBH
85
RBIs
59
Runs
37
Hitting
40
Durability
74
Team
.555
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2023] Played for Team Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
2017 Arizona Royals Ariz Rk kca 18 6 c log 47 168 25 44 8 3 4 30 4 2 26 60 4 0 0 0 1 70 198 15 29 .262 .374 .417 .790 .321 .155 .385 13.13 30.30 2.31 42.00
2018 Lexington Legends SAL A kca 19 -- c log 111 419 52 105 26 9 19 73 4 6 43 143 4 0 6 0 3 206 472 54 51 .251 .322 .492 .814 .339 .241 .327 9.11 30.30 3.33 22.05
2019 Wilmington Blue Rocks Caro A+ kca 20 -- c log 110 363 34 59 23 2 9 54 7 5 44 165 5 3 4 0 3 113 419 34 25 .163 .260 .311 .571 .275 .149 .259 10.50 39.38 3.75 40.33
2021 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Tex2 AA kca 22 2 c log 79 298 58 85 18 0 28 65 2 4 43 76 1 0 5 0 3 187 347 46 39 .285 .372 .628 .999 .480 .342 .286 12.39 21.90 1.77 10.64
2021 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 22 70 c log 44 150 37 44 4 3 13 38 1 2 32 39 0 0 2 0 0 93 184 20 24 .293 .413 .620 1.033 .533 .327 .310 17.39 21.20 1.22 11.54
2022 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 23 2 c log 21 78 7 13 4 0 2 6 3 0 13 22 0 0 0 0 1 23 91 6 7 .167 .286 .295 .581 .333 .128 .204 14.29 24.18 1.69 39.00
2022 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 1 c log 129 460 57 100 21 3 18 62 2 3 66 131 1 0 7 1 2 181 534 42 58 .217 .313 .393 .706 .317 .176 .258 12.36 24.53 1.98 25.56
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 1 rf-lf log 148 533 65 125 29 5 16 56 6 4 62 170 3 0 4 2 4 212 602 50 75 .235 .316 .398 .713 .283 .163 .311 10.30 28.24 2.74 33.31
2024 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 26 -- lf log 17 58 7 13 5 0 3 8 1 0 8 16 0 0 0 1 1 27 66 8 5 .224 .318 .466 .784 .397 .241 .256 12.12 24.24 2.00 19.33
2017 Rk Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 47 168 25 44 8 3 4 30 4 2 26 60 4 0 0 0 1 70 198 15 29 .262 .374 .417 .790 .321 .155 .385 13.13 30.30 2.31 42.00
2018 A Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 111 419 52 105 26 9 19 73 4 6 43 143 4 0 6 0 3 206 472 54 51 .251 .322 .492 .814 .339 .241 .327 9.11 30.30 3.33 22.05
2019 A+ Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 110 363 34 59 23 2 9 54 7 5 44 165 5 3 4 0 3 113 419 34 25 .163 .260 .311 .571 .275 .149 .259 10.50 39.38 3.75 40.33
2021 AA / AAA Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 123 448 95 129 22 3 41 103 3 6 75 115 1 0 7 0 3 280 531 66 63 .288 .386 .625 1.011 .498 .337 .294 14.12 21.66 1.53 10.93
2022 AAA Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 21 78 7 13 4 0 2 6 3 0 13 22 0 0 0 0 1 23 91 6 7 .167 .286 .295 .581 .333 .128 .204 14.29 24.18 1.69 39.00
2022 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 129 460 57 100 21 3 18 62 2 3 66 131 1 0 7 1 2 181 534 42 58 .217 .313 .393 .706 .317 .176 .258 12.36 24.53 1.98 25.56
2023 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 148 533 65 125 29 5 16 56 6 4 62 170 3 0 4 2 4 212 602 50 75 .235 .316 .398 .713 .283 .163 .311 10.30 28.24 2.74 33.31
2024 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- -- 17 58 7 13 5 0 3 8 1 0 8 16 0 0 0 1 1 27 66 8 5 .224 .318 .466 .784 .397 .241 .256 12.12 24.24 2.00 19.33
Total MLB (3 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 294 1051 129 238 55 8 37 126 9 7 136 317 4 0 11 4 7 420 1202 100 138 .226 .314 .400 .714 .304 .173 .284 11.31 26.37 2.33 28.41
Total Minors (5 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 412 1476 213 350 83 17 75 266 21 19 201 505 14 3 17 0 11 692 1711 175 175 .237 .331 .469 .800 .369 .232 .301 11.75 29.51 2.51 19.68
Total AL (3 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 294 1051 129 238 55 8 37 126 9 7 136 317 4 0 11 4 7 420 1202 100 138 .226 .314 .400 .714 .304 .173 .284 11.31 26.37 2.33 28.41
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 65 228 44 57 8 3 15 44 4 2 45 61 0 0 2 0 1 116 275 26 31 .250 .371 .509 .880 .465 .259 .273 16.36 22.18 1.36 15.20
Total AA (1 yrs) -- AA -- -- -- -- -- 79 298 58 85 18 0 28 65 2 4 43 76 1 0 5 0 3 187 347 46 39 .285 .372 .628 .999 .480 .342 .286 12.39 21.90 1.77 10.64
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- -- -- -- 110 363 34 59 23 2 9 54 7 5 44 165 5 3 4 0 3 113 419 34 25 .163 .260 .311 .571 .275 .149 .259 10.50 39.38 3.75 40.33
Total A (1 yrs) -- A -- -- -- -- -- 111 419 52 105 26 9 19 73 4 6 43 143 4 0 6 0 3 206 472 54 51 .251 .322 .492 .814 .339 .241 .327 9.11 30.30 3.33 22.05
Total Rk (1 yrs) -- Rk -- -- -- -- -- 47 168 25 44 8 3 4 30 4 2 26 60 4 0 0 0 1 70 198 15 29 .262 .374 .417 .790 .321 .155 .385 13.13 30.30 2.31 42.00
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
2016 Team USA 18u Intl USA 17 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 0 2 .182 .267 .182 .448 .182 .000 .182 13.33 13.33 1.00 --
2019 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 20 6 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 0 .125 .222 .500 .722 .500 .375 .000 11.11 33.33 3.00 8.00
2020 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 21 9 14 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 16 2 0 .143 .188 .429 .616 .357 .286 .111 6.25 31.25 5.00 14.00
2021 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 22 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 .167 .000 .000 14.29 28.57 2.00 --
2022 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 23 10 17 3 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 2 5 .412 .474 .647 1.121 .353 .235 .500 10.53 21.05 2.00 17.00
2023 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 24 11 32 8 9 3 1 3 9 1 0 2 10 0 0 1 0 0 23 35 7 2 .281 .314 .719 1.033 .531 .438 .300 5.71 28.57 5.00 10.67
2024 Kansas City Royals MLB Spring Training Spring 25 16 42 5 13 3 1 2 7 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 0 1 24 50 6 7 .310 .420 .571 .991 .405 .262 .333 12.00 14.00 1.17 21.00
-- Totals -- USA 17 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 0 2 .182 .267 .182 .448 .182 .000 .182 13.33 13.33 1.00 --
-- Totals -- Spring 20 58 119 18 32 8 2 8 28 2 1 13 31 2 0 2 0 1 68 136 18 14 .269 .346 .571 .917 .420 .303 .293 9.56 22.79 2.38 14.88
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
2017 Arizona Royals Ariz Rk kca 18 c 30 0 0.0 229 20 4 0 253 249 39 14 73.58 .984 8.3 -- -- 53.6 63.8 1
2018 Lexington Legends SAL A kca 19 c 73 0 0.0 609 59 13 4 681 668 36 26 58.06 .981 9.2 -- -- 53.7 65.8 1
2019 Wilmington Blue Rocks Caro A+ kca 20 c 71 0 0.0 579 74 6 2 659 653 24 36 40.00 .991 9.2 -- -- 51.4 64.5 1
2021 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 22 c 29 0 0.0 274 13 3 2 290 287 15 5 75.00 .990 9.9 -- -- 22.5 65.9 3
2021 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 22 3b 9 0 0.0 9 14 2 1 25 23 0 0 -- .920 2.6 -- -- 7.0 20.5 7
2021 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Tex2 AA kca 22 c 52 0 0.0 499 35 10 2 544 534 34 17 66.67 .982 10.3 -- -- 43.7 65.8 1
2022 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 c 78 65 578.1 467 27 5 3 499 494 29 11 72.50 .990 6.3 0.85 7.69 48.1 60.5 1
2022 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 lf 23 23 197.2 43 2 2 0 47 45 0 0 -- .957 2.0 0.23 2.05 14.2 17.8 3
2022 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 rf 15 14 114.0 24 0 0 0 24 24 0 0 -- 1.000 1.6 0.21 1.89 9.3 11.6 7
2022 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 23 dh 23 22 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 14.2 17.8 4
2022 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 23 c 15 0 128.1 125 5 2 1 132 130 8 1 88.89 .985 8.7 1.01 9.13 10.1 71.4 4
2022 Omaha Storm Chasers IL2 AAA kca 23 rf 2 0 19.0 7 1 0 0 8 8 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 0.42 3.79 1.3 9.5 6
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 c 10 7 68.2 80 1 1 0 82 81 5 0 100.00 .988 8.1 1.19 10.69 6.2 6.8 4
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 1b 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 0.7 9
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 lf 58 55 453.0 96 7 3 1 106 103 0 0 -- .972 1.8 0.23 2.05 35.8 39.2 1
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 rf 72 68 589.2 148 4 5 0 157 152 0 0 -- .968 2.1 0.26 2.32 44.4 48.6 1
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 of 126 123 1,042.2 244 11 8 1 263 255 0 0 -- .970 2.0 0.24 2.20 77.8 85.1 1
2023 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 dh 12 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 7.4 8.1 5
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- c 88 72 646 547 28 6 3 581 575 34 11 75.56 .990 6.5 0.89 8.01 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 0.00 0.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- lf 81 78 650 139 9 5 1 153 148 0 0 -- .967 1.8 0.23 2.05 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- rf 87 82 703 172 4 5 0 181 176 0 0 -- .972 2.0 0.25 2.25 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 126 123 1,042 244 11 8 1 263 255 0 0 -- .970 2.0 0.24 2.20 -- -- --
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- dh 35 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Total AAA (2 yrs) -- AAA -- -- c 44 0 128 399 18 5 3 422 417 23 6 79.31 .988 9.5 3.26 29.30 -- -- --
Total AAA (1 yrs) -- AAA -- -- 3b 9 0 0 9 14 2 1 25 23 0 0 -- .920 2.6 -- -- -- -- --
Total AAA (1 yrs) -- AAA -- -- rf 2 0 19 7 1 0 0 8 8 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 0.42 3.79 -- -- --
Total AA (1 yrs) -- AA -- -- c 52 0 0 499 35 10 2 544 534 34 17 66.67 .982 10.3 -- -- -- -- --
Total A+ (1 yrs) -- A+ -- -- c 71 0 0 579 74 6 2 659 653 24 36 40.00 .991 9.2 -- -- -- -- --
Total A (1 yrs) -- A -- -- c 73 0 0 609 59 13 4 681 668 36 26 58.06 .981 9.2 -- -- -- -- --
Total Rk (1 yrs) -- Rk -- -- c 30 0 0 229 20 4 0 253 249 39 14 73.58 .984 8.3 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
2017 Minor 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Minor 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Minor 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Minor 0 81 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Minor 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2022 MLB 0 78 0 0 0 0 23 0 15 0 23
2023 MLB 0 10 1 0 0 0 58 0 72 126 12