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MJ Melendez
Kansas City Royals · LF Throws: R Bats: L Height: 6'1 Weight: 190 Born: Nov 29, 1998 (26)
 
Stats DK Avg FPTS
Year Team PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB CS K BB K% BB% xAVG xWOBA xSLG LA EV HH% Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2025Royals52474101410020338.5%5.8%.139.224.27523.690.144.4% 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
2024Royals45141285233174444401133525.1%7.8%.239.317.42514.691.145.2% 5.4 3.5 5.3 7.0 6.8 3.4
2023Royals602533125295166556601706228.2%10.3%.235.325.43216.993.249.6% 7.4 7.7 5.4 6.5 7.4 7.2
2022Royals534460100213185762201316624.5%12.4%.237.332.41015.190.743.5% 0.0 6.8 5.5 7.5 0.0 7.7
Season Split Pitch % xBAVG xWOBA xSLG ISO K% BB% HR
2024 All FS Splitter 845.0% .217 .337 .565 .250 6.0% 1.0 1
2024 All CH Changeup 845.0% .226 .320 .468 .222 6.0% 5.0 1
2024 All SIFT Sinker 845.0% .182 .234 .318 .167 6.0% 2.0 0
2024 All FC Cutter 845.0% .239 .333 .500 .237 6.0% 3.0 1
2024 All FF 4-Seamer 845.0% .203 .299 .391 .253 47.0% 16.0 0
2024 All ST Sweeper 845.0% .200 .331 .550 .333 12.0% 0.0 0
2024 All SV Slurve 845.0% .000 .012 .009 .007 0.0% 50.0 0
2024 All SL Slider 845.0% .212 .272 .308 .323 20.0% 5.0 0
2024 All CUKC Curveball 845.0% 6.500 .359 .289 .287 0.0% 29.0 0
2023 All FS Splitter 4.1% .234 .312 .430 .196 36.0% 8.0 0
2023 All CH Changeup 10.7% .254 .312 .382 .128 28.8% 9.6 1
2023 All SIFT Sinker 10.6% .298 .389 .559 .261 16.4% 9.0 2
2023 All FC Cutter 6.6% .269 .328 .414 .145 14.0% 7.0 0
2023 All FF 4-Seamer 37.2% .233 .361 .469 .236 29.4% 16.2 7
2023 All ST Sweeper 5.6% .160 .213 .283 .123 40.0% 2.5 1
2023 All SV Slurve 0.5% .000 .000 .000 .000 33.3% 0.0 0
2023 All SL Slider 13.6% .231 .306 .452 .221 33.3% 4.9 3
2023 All CUKC Curveball 10.9% .195 .269 .355 .160 30.2% 6.3 2
2022 All FS Splitter 1.6% .074 .193 .075 .001 40.0% 20.0 0
2022 All CH Changeup 15.3% .223 .300 .351 .128 21.1% 8.9 1
2022 All SIFT Sinker 10.0% .333 .414 .459 .126 15.4% 20.0 1
2022 All FC Cutter 7.5% .288 .357 .508 .220 14.6% 4.2 3
2022 All FF 4-Seamer 38.2% .252 .363 .478 .226 23.5% 13.0 9
2022 All ST Sweeper 4.2% .190 .205 .333 .143 52.2% 0.0 1
2022 All SV Slurve 0.1% .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0% 0.0 0
2022 All SL Slider 10.5% .201 .332 .397 .196 29.4% 17.6 2
2022 All CUKC Curveball 12.3% .118 .187 .194 .076 38.0% 10.0 1
Season Split Pitch % xBAVG xWOBA xSLG ISO K% BB% HR
2025 L FF 4-Seamer 10.2% .473 .853 1.823 1.500 33.3% 33.3 1
2025 L ST Sweeper 1.3% .104 .097 .117 .000 0.0% 0.0 0
2025 L SL Slider 2.2% .002 .003 .006 .000 50.0% 0.0 0
2024 L FS Splitter 845.0% .000 .293 .215 .202 0.0% 0.0 1
2024 L FS Split-finger 0.1% .215 .202 .293 2.000 0.0% 0.0 0
2024 L SIFT Sinker 845.0% .000 .292 .242 .235 0.0% 5.3 0
2024 L FC Cutter 1.6% .397 .427 .595 .111 0.0% 0.0 0
2024 L FF 4-Seamer 3.4% .068 .101 .073 .000 43.8% 6.3 0
2024 L ST Sweeper 1.4% .047 .044 .053 .000 71.4% 0.0 0
2024 L SL Slider 2.2% .330 .370 .526 .063 6.3% 0.0 0
2024 L CUKC Curveball 845.0% .000 .496 .270 .324 0.0% 16.7 0
2023 L FS Splitter 0.0% .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0% 0.0 0
2023 L CH Changeup 0.9% .250 .221 .250 .000 25.0% 0.0 0
2023 L SIFT Sinker 4.1% .239 .269 .297 .058 20.8% 8.3 0
2023 L FC Cutter 1.3% .000 .524 .336 .336 0.0% 0.0 0
2023 L FF 4-Seamer 7.4% .221 .341 .434 .213 39.5% 13.2 1
2023 L ST Sweeper 2.3% .158 .188 .316 .158 45.0% 0.0 1
2023 L SV Slurve 0.2% .000 .065 .031 .031 0.0% 0.0 0
2023 L SL Slider 4.7% .111 .108 .139 .028 38.9% 0.0 0
2023 L CUKC Curveball 1.3% .182 .262 .455 .273 36.4% 0.0 1
2022 L CH Changeup 1.3% .192 .440 .215 .023 16.7% 33.3 0
2022 L SIFT Sinker 5.0% .297 .305 .366 .069 14.8% 3.7 0
2022 L FC Cutter 1.9% .255 .279 .305 .050 8.3% 8.3 0
2022 L FF 4-Seamer 6.8% .213 .259 .327 .114 16.7% 5.6 1
2022 L ST Sweeper 1.9% .400 .394 .700 .300 25.0% 0.0 1
2022 L SL Slider 3.7% .262 .379 .507 .245 18.2% 13.6 2
2022 L CUKC Curveball 1.8% .246 .336 .340 .094 27.3% 18.2 0
Season Split Pitch % xBAVG xWOBA xSLG ISO K% BB% HR
2025 R FS Split-finger 8.0% .271 .274 .376 .000 40.0% 0.0 0
2025 R CH Changeup 10.6% .115 .109 .136 .000 14.3% 0.0 0
2025 R FC Cutter 11.1% .047 .170 .116 .000 50.0% 16.7 0
2025 R FF 4-Seamer 28.8% .083 .112 .189 .083 33.3% 0.0 0
2025 R ST Sweeper 1.3% .000 .000 .000 .000 100.0% 0.0 0
2025 R SL Slider 7.1% .000 .000 .000 .000 100.0% 0.0 0
2024 R FS Splitter 845.0% .182 .283 .455 .200 6.0% 1.0 0
2024 R FS Split-finger 4.1% .208 .235 .280 .273 26.1% 4.3 1
2024 R CH Changeup 12.4% .277 .325 .406 .242 9.0% 7.5 2
2024 R SIFT Sinker 845.0% .240 .333 .480 .222 5.0% 2.0 0
2024 R FC Cutter 8.9% .257 .355 .514 .297 15.0% 7.5 2
2024 R FF 4-Seamer 33.2% .252 .365 .514 .212 29.9% 11.2 7
2024 R ST Sweeper 3.6% .202 .286 .388 .538 50.0% 0.0 2
2024 R SV Slurve 0.5% .009 .007 .012 .000 50.0% 0.0 0
2024 R SL Slider 9.2% .156 .273 .327 .111 45.2% 11.9 1
2024 R CUKC Curveball 845.0% 8.000 .322 .294 .278 0.0% 32.0 0
2023 R FS Splitter 4.1% .234 .312 .430 .196 36.0% 8.0 0
2023 R CH Changeup 9.9% .255 .317 .388 .133 29.0% 10.1 1
2023 R SIFT Sinker 6.5% .332 .456 .706 .374 14.0% 9.3 2
2023 R FC Cutter 5.3% .245 .316 .376 .131 18.2% 9.1 0
2023 R FF 4-Seamer 29.8% .236 .365 .478 .242 27.1% 16.9 6
2023 R ST Sweeper 3.3% .199 .233 .295 .096 35.0% 5.0 0
2023 R SV Slurve 0.3% .000 .000 .000 .000 50.0% 0.0 0
2023 R SL Slider 8.9% .220 .335 .503 .283 28.9% 8.9 3
2023 R CUKC Curveball 9.5% .214 .296 .386 .172 28.8% 7.7 1
2022 R FS Splitter 1.6% .074 .193 .075 .001 40.0% 20.0 0
2022 R SIFT Sinker 5.0% .368 .489 .548 .180 15.8% 31.6 1
2022 R FC Cutter 5.6% .298 .383 .572 .274 16.7% 2.8 3
2022 R FF 4-Seamer 31.4% .262 .386 .515 .253 25.0% 14.6 8
2022 R ST Sweeper 2.4% .000 .000 .000 .000 81.8% 0.0 0
2022 R SV Slurve 0.1% .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0% 0.0 0
2022 R SL Slider 6.8% .150 .297 .305 .155 37.9% 20.7 0
2022 R CUKC Curveball 10.5% .085 .145 .156 .071 41.0% 7.7 1