MJ Melendez Jr.

Outer field for Kansas City

Age: 27, 190 lbs, 6'1"

Born: 11/29/1998, Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Sal: N/A

Currently Released

TRANSACTION REPORT 3 months

Cut loose by KC.

The Royals did not tender Melendez a contract for 2026 on Friday, making him a free agent.

Seasons	City	GP	AB	SO	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SB	CS	BB	IBB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	E	Avg	OBP	Slg	OPS	PPts	PPts/GP
2025	KC	23	60	23	5	5	2	0	1	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.083	0.154	0.167	0.321	10.0	0.4
2024	KC	135	412	113	44	85	23	3	17	165	44	4	4	35	1	3	3	0	0	2	0.206	0.273	0.400	0.674	165.0	1.2
2023	KC	148	533	170	65	125	29	5	16	212	56	6	4	62	2	4	3	0	4	9	0.235	0.316	0.398	0.713	212.0	1.4
2022	KC	129	460	131	57	100	21	3	18	181	62	2	3	66	1	2	1	0	7	7	0.217	0.313	0.393	0.706	181.0	1.4

		435	1465	437	171	315	75	11	52	568	163	12	11	166	4	9	9	0	11	18	0.185	0.264	0.340	0.603	568.0	1.1

Date	Opp	Res	AB	SO	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SB	CS	BB	IBB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	E	Avg	OBP	Slg	OPS	PPts
7/30/2025	ATL	W1 - 0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	0.0
7/29/2025	ATL	W9 - 6	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2.0
7/28/2025	ATL	L7 - 10	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
7/27/2025	CLE	W4 - 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	0.0
7/26/2025	CLE	L4 - 6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
7/26/2025	CLE	W5 - 3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
7/23/2025	CHC@	W8 - 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	-	-	-	0.0
4/16/2025	NYY@	L3 - 4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
4/15/2025	NYY@	L2 - 4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.250	0.250	1.750	2.000	4.0
4/13/2025	CLE@	W4 - 2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0

			25	9	2	2	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.125	0.125	0.375	0.500	6.0

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Date	Visit.	Home	Time

Player	Pos	City	Injured date	Type	Description	+

Player	Pos	City	Transaction date	Description
M. Melend	OF	KC	11/21/2025	Cut loose by KC.
M. Melend	OF	KC	8/1/2025	Back to Triple-A.
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/23/2025	Back up from minors.
M. Melend	OF	KC	4/19/2025	Optioned to Triple-A.
M. Melend	OF	KC	1/9/2025	Avoids arbitration with Kansas City.
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/28/2024	Reinstated from IL.
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/16/2024	On 10-day IL.
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/18/2022	reinstated from restricted list
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/14/2022	Sent to restricted list.
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/13/2022	Unavailable for weekend series.

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Player	Pos	City	Game Date	Corr. Date	Corr.	Description	Game log
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/12/2024	7/22/2024	+1	Hits	Game log
M. Melend	OF	KC	7/12/2024	7/22/2024	+1	Doubles	Game log
M. Melend	OF	KC	9/17/2023	9/20/2023	+1	Errors	Game log
M. Melend	OF	KC	3/30/2023	5/18/2023	-1	Errors	Game log

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