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MJ Melendez

Positions: Outfielder and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 29, 1998 in Daytona Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster Christian School (Miami, FL).

High School: Westminster Christian School (Miami, FL)

Debut: May 3, 2022 (Age 23-155d, 22,628th in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.153 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2029

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Mervyl Samuel Melendez

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.5

-0.4

151

1144

252

.179

.220

135

RBI

130

OBP

.239

.305

SLG

.338

.388

OPS

.577

.693

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2022 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2022 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	23 (22)	May 4	KCR		STL	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	24	May 8 (1)	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	25	May 8 (2)	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	1	8	0
4	26	May 9	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
5	27	May 10	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
6	29 (1)	May 12	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	31 (1)	May 14	KCR	@	COL	L,4-10	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	1
8	32	May 15	KCR	@	COL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
9	34 (1)	May 17 (1)	KCR		CHW	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	35	May 17 (2)	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
11	36	May 18	KCR		CHW	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	38 (1)	May 20	KCR		MIN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
13	39	May 21	KCR		MIN	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
14	40	May 22	KCR		MIN	L,6-7	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	41	May 23	KCR	@	ARI	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
16	42	May 24	KCR	@	ARI	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
17	43	May 26	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
18	44	May 27	KCR	@	MIN	L,7-10	CG	47	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
19	45	May 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
20	46	May 29	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	48 (1)	May 31	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	49	Jun 1	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
23	50	Jun 3	KCR		HOU	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
24	51	Jun 4	KCR		HOU	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	52	Jun 5	KCR		HOU	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
26	53	Jun 6	KCR		TOR	L,0-8	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	55 (1)	Jun 8	KCR		TOR	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
28	57 (1)	Jun 10	KCR		BAL	W,8-1	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	58	Jun 11	KCR		BAL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	11	2	1	14	0
30	60 (1)	Jun 13	KCR	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0
31	62 (1)	Jun 15	KCR	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
32	65 (2)	Jun 19	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	67 (1)	Jun 21	KCR	@	LAA	W,12-11	GS	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	68	Jun 22	KCR	@	LAA	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
35	69	Jun 24	KCR		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
36	70	Jun 25	KCR		OAK	L,7-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	71	Jun 26	KCR		OAK	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
38	73 (1)	Jun 28	KCR		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
39	74	Jun 29	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	75	Jul 1	KCR	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
41	76	Jul 2	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	10	0	0	10	0
42	78 (1)	Jul 4	KCR	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	6	0	0	6	0
43	79	Jul 5	KCR	@	HOU	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
44	80	Jul 6	KCR	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
45	82 (1)	Jul 8	KCR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
46	83	Jul 9	KCR		CLE	L,1-13	GS	54	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
47	86 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	KCR		DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	87	Jul 12	KCR		DET	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
49	88	Jul 13	KCR		DET	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
50	93 (4)	Jul 22	KCR		TBR	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
51	94	Jul 23	KCR		TBR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
52	95	Jul 24	KCR		TBR	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	96	Jul 25	KCR		LAA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
54	97	Jul 26	KCR		LAA	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	98	Jul 27	KCR		LAA	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	99	Jul 28	KCR	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.1	12	0	0	12	0
57	100	Jul 29	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
58	101	Jul 30	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	102	Jul 31	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	103	Aug 1	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	105	Aug 3	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
63	106	Aug 4	KCR		BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	107	Aug 5	KCR		BOS	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
65	108	Aug 6	KCR		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	109	Aug 7	KCR		BOS	W,13-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
67	110	Aug 9 (1)	KCR		CHW	W,4-2	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	111	Aug 9 (2)	KCR		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
69	112	Aug 10	KCR		CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	113	Aug 11	KCR		CHW	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
71	115 (1)	Aug 13	KCR		LAD	L,3-13	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
72	117 (1)	Aug 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	118	Aug 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	119	Aug 17	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	120	Aug 18	KCR	@	TBR	L,1-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	121	Aug 19	KCR	@	TBR	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
77	122	Aug 20	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	123	Aug 21	KCR	@	TBR	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	124	Aug 22	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	125	Aug 23	KCR		ARI	L,3-7	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
81	126	Aug 24	KCR		ARI	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
82	127	Aug 26	KCR		SDP	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
83	128	Aug 27	KCR		SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	131 (2)	Aug 31	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	132	Sep 1	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	133	Sep 2	KCR	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	134	Sep 3	KCR	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	135	Sep 4	KCR	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	136	Sep 5	KCR		CLE	L,5-6	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0
90	137	Sep 6	KCR		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	138	Sep 7	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	140 (1)	Sep 10	KCR		DET	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	141	Sep 11	KCR		DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
94	142	Sep 13	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	143	Sep 14	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	144	Sep 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	146 (1)	Sep 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
98	147	Sep 18	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS	38	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
99	148	Sep 20	KCR		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
100	149	Sep 21	KCR		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	150	Sep 22	KCR		MIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
102	151	Sep 23	KCR		SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
103	153 (1)	Sep 25	KCR		SEA	W,13-12	CG	48	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
104	154	Sep 27	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
105	155	Sep 28	KCR	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
106	156	Sep 29	KCR	@	DET	L,3-10	GS	29	6.0	4	1	0	5	0
107	157	Sep 30	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	158	Oct 1	KCR	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	159	Oct 2	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
110	160	Oct 3	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
111	161	Oct 4	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
							116gm		890.0	534	29	7	570	3