LF MJ Melendez #57
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/2028
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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LF MJ MELENDEZ #57 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
7 21 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 .143 .250 .143 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 50
Errors: - 25 55
Arm: 70 25 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Ability: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/30/2028 @ CLE Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/26/2028 TEX Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/2028 TEX Loss, 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/23/2028 CWS Win, 7-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/2028 CWS Win, 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
07/20/2028 @ BAL Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/2028 @ BAL Loss, 2-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/2028 @ WOR Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/14/2028 ROC Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2028 ROC Win, 10-5 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates admire him for his poise.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/29/1998
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,038,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 167 Days
Service This Yr:14 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 7 21 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 .143 .250 .143 .393 .198 .000 15
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1.42 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .158 .273 .158 .431
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
July   21 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Spring Training   32 8 0 0 2 5 7 1 9 1 0 0 .250 .265 .438 .702
Last Year   532 122 24 4 23 92 73 58 167 9 5 2 .229 .303 .419 .722
2 Years Ago   434 100 21 4 13 53 53 49 124 2 1 1 .230 .309 .387 .696
Career   2877 678 144 21 101 396 372 334 838 28 6 10 .236 .315 .406 .720
Home   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
Road   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Grass   21 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Day   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Night   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
As Starter   20 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Inning 1-3   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Inning 7-9   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
1 Outs   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
2 Outs   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Scoring Position   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Bases Empty   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 1st   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
First Pitch   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 7th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 9th   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
Low Leverage   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Medium Leverage   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
High Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 78 284 64 10 1 16 47 38 43 89 .225 .341 .437 .778 .340 .211 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 336 7 1 0 7 2 0 124 27 2 1 66.7 43.8 5.14 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   70 15 1 1 4 9 7 8 24 0 1 2 .214 .312 .429 .741
Versus Right   214 49 9 0 12 38 31 35 65 0 1 5 .229 .350 .439 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
April   82 18 1 0 5 17 14 17 28 0 1 1 .220 .360 .415 .775
May   75 16 4 0 4 9 6 10 24 0 0 1 .213 .314 .427 .741
June   80 16 3 0 4 15 10 13 25 0 1 4 .200 .340 .388 .728
July   43 12 1 1 3 6 8 3 11 0 0 1 .279 .340 .558 .899
Career   512 121 18 4 31 91 82 88 150 2 2 7 .236 .355 .469 .823
Home   140 31 2 1 7 18 18 18 42 0 1 1 .221 .314 .400 .714
Road   144 33 8 0 9 29 20 25 47 0 1 6 .229 .366 .472 .838
Grass   284 64 10 1 16 47 38 43 89 0 2 7 .225 .341 .437 .778
Day   106 16 3 0 5 15 9 9 34 0 1 3 .151 .237 .321 .558
Night   178 48 7 1 11 32 29 34 55 0 1 4 .270 .398 .506 .904
As Starter   273 63 10 1 15 43 37 43 84 0 2 7 .231 .350 .440 .789
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 .091 .091 .364 .455
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 Boston - MLB 24 141 527 127 31 5 16 72 78 63 2 3 144 17 3 .241 .323 .410 .733 94 93 0.2
2024 Boston - MLB 25 119 414 100 25 3 18 56 55 58 2 2 114 13 6 .242 .336 .447 .783 112 114 2.3
2025 Boston - MLB 26 135 489 126 22 2 13 61 55 37 2 5 151 13 6 .258 .310 .391 .700 91 90 0.0
2026 Boston - MLB 27 126 434 100 21 4 13 53 53 49 1 2 124 10 7 .230 .309 .387 .696 91 90 0.3
2027 Kansas City - MLB 28 157 532 122 24 4 23 92 73 58 2 9 167 10 4 .229 .303 .419 .722 98 96 0.5
2028 Kansas City - MLB 29 7 21 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 12 15 -0.2
Total MLB 814 2877 678 144 21 101 396 372 334 10 28 838 65 29 .236 .315 .406 .720 97 96 4.9
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 1.2
2018 Columbia - A 19 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 114 110 2.4
2019 Quad Cities - A+ 20 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 42 55 -1.3
2021 Northwest Arkansas - AA 22 79 298 85 18 0 28 65 58 43 1 5 76 2 4 .285 .372 .628 .999 146 137 3.0
2021 Omaha - AAA 22 45 150 44 4 3 13 38 37 32 0 2 39 1 2 .293 .413 .620 1.033 167 160 2.1
2022 Omaha - AAA 23 21 78 13 4 0 2 6 7 13 0 0 22 3 0 .167 .286 .295 .581 53 63 -0.1
2028 Omaha - AAA 29 78 284 64 10 1 16 47 38 43 7 0 89 2 1 .225 .341 .437 .778 100 104 1.7
Total IL 144 512 121 18 4 31 91 82 88 7 2 150 6 3 .236 .355 .469 .823 113 115
Total TL 79 298 85 18 0 28 65 58 43 1 5 76 2 4 .285 .372 .628 .999 146 137
Total MWL 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 42 55
Total CAR 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 114 110
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
2023 Boston - MLB 24 4 13 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 .385 .467 .615 1.082 185 192 -0.7
2024 Boston - MLB 25 4 14 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598 66 68 -0.5
2027 Kansas City - MLB 28 16 57 16 1 1 1 9 9 5 0 0 17 0 1 .281 .339 .386 .725 101 103 -1.0
Total MLB 24 84 24 2 1 2 13 11 9 0 0 24 2 1 .286 .355 .405 .760 108 112
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 Boston - MLB C 30 30 287 9 1 296 0 1.000 268.2 9.92 -1.1 .000 3 21 3 14.3
2023 Boston - MLB RF 110 106 187 4 0 192 1 .995 950.2 1.81 -1.6 .991
2024 Boston - MLB C 49 48 453 29 5 483 1 .998 416.0 10.43 +0.9 .914 1 28 9 32.1
2024 Boston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Boston - MLB RF 71 63 125 4 2 129 0 1.000 571.1 2.03 -3.1 .968
2025 Boston - MLB C 38 35 319 14 0 333 0 1.000 322.0 9.31 -1.2 .851 2 21 4 19.0
2025 Boston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - MLB RF 92 91 178 5 1 185 2 .989 778.2 2.12 -2.7 .958
2026 Boston - MLB C 35 31 270 20 3 291 1 .997 280.0 9.32 +0.5 .845 1 19 7 36.8
2026 Boston - MLB RF 91 90 183 7 1 193 3 .984 778.2 2.20 -3.6 .990
2027 Kansas City - MLB C 34 34 282 18 3 302 2 .993 290.2 9.29 +0.3 1.029 3 24 8 33.3
2027 Kansas City - MLB LF 56 53 87 1 1 90 2 .978 425.2 1.86 -3.5 .954
2027 Kansas City - MLB RF 37 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 109.2 1.15 +0.7 .983
2028 Omaha - AAA C 67 64 620 50 8 672 2 .997 586.2 10.28 +2.2 .984 3 33 16 48.5
2028 Omaha - AAA LF 10 9 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 82.0 2.41 +0.8 1.025
2028 Omaha - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .985
2028 Kansas City - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Kansas City - MLB RF 7 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 60.0 1.35 -0.2 .986
TOTAL C 331 307 2698 167 23 2876 11 .996 2742.1 9.40 +2.5 .925 19 175 58 33.1
TOTAL LF 89 85 151 4 2 159 4 .975 705.1 1.98 -2.7 .968
TOTAL RF 424 376 721 20 4 747 6 .992 3365.0 1.98 -10.5 .978
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).
03/05/2023 Drafted in the 2023 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 1, 225th overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox.
12/03/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (70).
05/25/2024 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 days.
11/27/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,900,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (70).
11/18/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,840,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65).
05/01/2026 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
12/02/2026 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/22/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (65).
07/03/2027 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/13/2027 Wins the 2027 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/04/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,038,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2027 5 7
Year SF Rank
2027 9 1
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