LF MJ '0' Melendez #1
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/31/2025
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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LF MJ '0' MELENDEZ #1 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 298 77 15 3 12 39 26 72 .258 .316 .450 2 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 60 30 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 35 Left Field: 60
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/13/2025 @ TOR Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/2025 TOR Loss, 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/2025 @ TOR Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/2025 @ HOU Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ OAK Loss, 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2025 @ OAK Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2025 TOR Loss, 4-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2025 TOR Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2025 SEA Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2025 SEA Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/29/1998
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,120,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 116 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
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 116 298 77 15 3 12 39 33 26 72 .258 .316 .450 .766 .323 .191 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 326 0 2 0 3 0 2 134 30 2 0 100.0 43.7 5.22 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 12 6 0 0 4 5 2 16 0 0 0 .200 .226 .300 .526
Versus Right   238 65 9 3 12 35 28 24 56 2 0 0 .273 .337 .487 .825
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   21 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 .190 .261 .333 .594
May   73 17 4 0 2 9 5 7 18 0 0 0 .233 .300 .370 .670
June   72 16 3 0 4 10 12 6 20 1 0 0 .222 .278 .431 .709
July   23 7 2 0 0 1 4 2 5 0 0 0 .304 .360 .391 .751
August   64 18 3 2 4 9 5 2 11 0 0 0 .281 .303 .578 .881
September   45 15 2 0 2 7 6 7 13 0 0 0 .333 .423 .511 .934
Spring Training   51 15 6 1 3 16 8 3 5 1 0 0 .294 .327 .627 .955
Postseason   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   186 41 7 0 7 19 21 23 55 1 0 0 .220 .305 .371 .676
2 Years Ago   310 63 10 2 25 56 46 24 95 5 0 0 .203 .257 .490 .747
Career   1103 258 45 7 56 155 146 104 309 11 3 0 .234 .297 .440 .737
Home   141 39 8 1 7 24 18 12 32 1 0 0 .277 .331 .496 .828
Road   157 38 7 2 5 15 15 14 40 1 0 0 .242 .302 .408 .710
Grass   293 76 15 3 12 39 33 26 72 2 0 0 .259 .318 .454 .772
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Day   90 22 1 2 3 11 7 4 27 1 0 0 .244 .274 .400 .674
Night   208 55 14 1 9 28 26 22 45 1 0 0 .264 .333 .471 .804
As Starter   259 64 13 2 10 30 27 20 61 1 0 0 .247 .300 .429 .729
As Reliever / Substitution   39 13 2 1 2 9 6 6 11 1 0 0 .333 .413 .590 1.003
Pinch Hitting   26 9 1 1 1 6 3 6 8 1 0 0 .346 .455 .577 1.031
Close/Late   81 19 5 1 4 14 10 12 24 0 0 0 .235 .333 .469 .802
Inning 1-3   87 26 6 1 4 13 8 3 18 1 0 0 .299 .319 .529 .847
Inning 4-6   93 23 2 1 3 7 10 6 17 0 0 0 .247 .293 .387 .680
Inning 7-9   111 26 7 0 5 19 14 17 35 1 0 0 .234 .333 .432 .766
Extra Innings   7 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
0 Outs   90 25 6 1 2 7 10 3 20 0 0 0 .278 .301 .433 .734
1 Outs   101 26 7 1 5 20 12 13 27 2 0 0 .257 .336 .495 .831
2 Outs   107 26 2 1 5 12 11 10 25 0 0 0 .243 .308 .421 .728
Scoring Position   65 19 1 0 4 27 12 10 15 2 0 0 .292 .377 .492 .869
Bases Empty   166 42 9 2 7 7 16 10 34 0 0 0 .253 .295 .458 .753
Runner on 1st   67 16 5 1 1 5 5 6 23 0 0 0 .239 .301 .388 .689
Runner on 2nd   26 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 10 0 0 0 .192 .222 .308 .530
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 7 0 0 0 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 .412 .524 .412 .936
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 1 0 1 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.167 1.667
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .833 1.119
Two Strikes   159 23 2 2 4 11 10 11 72 0 0 0 .145 .200 .258 .458
First Pitch   33 16 2 0 4 11 8 2 0 2 0 0 .485 .486 .909 1.396
Count 0-1   26 8 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .423 .731
Count 0-2   20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   22 8 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 1-1   28 11 7 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .750 1.143
Count 1-2   61 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 32 0 0 0 .098 .098 .131 .230
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   23 9 3 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .739 1.130
Count 2-2   41 11 2 1 3 6 4 0 18 0 0 0 .268 .268 .585 .854
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   37 6 0 0 1 4 4 11 11 0 0 0 .162 .354 .243 .597
Behind in Count   107 14 0 1 1 4 5 0 43 0 0 0 .131 .131 .178 .308
Ahead in Count   52 19 4 1 2 8 9 13 0 0 0 0 .365 .492 .596 1.088
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   7 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 .176 .263 .176 .440
Batting 5th   31 14 1 1 2 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 .452 .500 .742 1.242
Batting 6th   146 34 4 2 7 18 14 13 37 1 0 0 .233 .294 .432 .725
Batting 7th   15 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 .133 .235 .333 .569
Batting 8th   58 15 7 0 1 8 7 3 14 0 0 0 .259 .295 .431 .726
Batting 9th   22 5 2 0 1 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 .227 .250 .455 .705
Low Leverage   135 34 5 2 5 12 12 10 29 1 0 0 .252 .301 .430 .731
Medium Leverage   102 27 6 0 6 15 12 6 29 0 0 0 .265 .306 .500 .806
High Leverage   60 16 4 1 1 12 9 10 14 1 0 0 .267 .366 .417 .783
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 Chicago - MLB 23 90 309 77 13 2 12 41 46 31 0 3 87 3 2 .249 .315 .421 .736 101 95 1.3
2023 Chicago - MLB 24 94 310 63 10 2 25 56 46 24 0 5 95 6 1 .203 .257 .490 .747 100 92 0.5
2024 Kansas City - MLB 25 90 186 41 7 0 7 19 21 23 0 1 55 0 1 .220 .305 .371 .676 85 88 -0.4
2025 Kansas City - MLB 26 116 298 77 15 3 12 39 33 26 0 2 72 2 0 .258 .316 .450 .766 108 110 0.7
Total MLB 390 1103 258 45 7 56 155 146 104 0 11 309 11 4 .234 .297 .440 .737 100 97 2.2
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 (AZL) - R 18 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 130 1.4
2018 Tampa - A 19 115 446 118 22 1 8 70 51 32 4 9 100 1 0 .265 .314 .372 .686 68 70 -0.7
2019 Tampa - A 20 14 45 11 2 0 1 6 12 16 2 0 12 1 0 .244 .460 .356 .816 114 122 0.5
2019 Trenton - AA 20 37 136 29 6 1 5 15 14 11 2 1 39 0 0 .213 .280 .382 .662 75 79 0.1
2019 Charlotte - AAA 20 29 101 16 3 0 1 4 6 8 1 1 35 0 0 .158 .225 .218 .443 23 23 -0.6
2019 Winston-Salem - A 20 2 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .300 .250 .550 44 52 -0.0
2020 Birmingham - AA 21 95 340 63 20 4 9 35 32 41 2 1 147 0 0 .185 .276 .347 .623 74 75 0.3
2020 Charlotte - AAA 21 13 41 4 1 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 20 0 0 .098 .213 .195 .408 11 22 -0.3
2021 Charlotte - AAA 22 103 357 55 10 1 8 26 35 23 2 0 139 8 0 .154 .209 .255 .464 31 24 -1.7
2022 Charlotte - AAA 23 24 86 32 4 0 6 14 17 12 0 0 17 1 1 .372 .449 .628 1.077 193 182 1.4
2023 Charlotte - AAA 24 11 41 13 0 0 3 7 8 4 0 0 8 2 1 .317 .378 .537 .914 156 152 0.4
Total AAA 180 626 120 18 1 19 52 70 53 3 1 219 11 2 .192 .258 .315 .572 60 55
Total AA 132 476 92 26 5 14 50 46 52 4 2 186 0 0 .193 .277 .357 .634 74 76
Total A1 131 499 131 24 1 9 77 63 49 6 10 113 2 0 .263 .330 .369 .699 73 76
Total AZL 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 100 130
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 Kansas City - MLB 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.5
2025 Kansas City - MLB 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.9
Total MLB 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Kansas City (AZL) - R C 30 0 229 20 0 253 4 .984 0.0 0.00 -0.8 .000 3 53 14 26.4
2022 Chicago - MLB C 87 86 614 35 7 655 6 .991 778.2 7.50 +0.9 .796 2 37 15 40.5
2023 Chicago - MLB C 6 3 29 1 0 31 1 .968 28.1 9.53 -0.1 1.045 0 3 0 0.0
2023 Chicago - MLB LF 60 57 122 2 2 125 1 .992 486.2 2.29 -2.3 .957
2023 Chicago - MLB RF 21 19 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 163.0 1.55 +0.1 .981
2024 Kansas City - MLB C 6 3 38 2 0 40 0 1.000 39.1 9.15 -0.4 .996 2 4 1 25.0
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 19 10 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 96.0 2.25 +0.7 .963
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 33 28 48 0 0 49 1 .980 238.0 1.82 -3.0 .920
2025 Kansas City - MLB C 1 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 -0.2 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2025 Kansas City - MLB 1B 4 2 19 0 1 19 0 1.000 20.0 8.55 -0.3 .857
2025 Kansas City - MLB LF 16 0 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 40.0 2.92 -0.1 .949
2025 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 130 92 917 58 7 986 11 .989 851.1 10.31 -0.5 .824 7 97 30 30.9
TOTAL 1B 4 2 19 0 1 19 0 1.000 20.0 8.55 -0.3 .857
TOTAL LF 95 67 158 3 2 162 1 .994 622.2 2.33 -1.7 .957
TOTAL RF 54 47 76 0 0 77 1 .987 401.0 1.71 -2.9 .940
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).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
05/10/2019 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/28/2019 Injured (Severe hip strain), out for 4-5 weeks.
07/23/2019 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox, along with 3B Alec Bohm, in exchange for RF Charlie Blackmon.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
03/03/2021 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
04/07/2022 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
05/04/2022 Injured on 05/03/2022, diagnosed with a sore knee, will not miss additional time.
11/28/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
09/15/2023 Wins the 2023 AAA AC Round 2 MVP Award.
11/06/2023 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RP Carlos Lagrange and RP Austin Gomber.
11/24/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $545,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
02/08/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,120,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
08/24/2025 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
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