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2024 Batting
| STATS |
AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .208 | 17 | 44 | .678 | 4 |
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Getting night off
Melendez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
The lefty-hitting Melendez will unsurprisingly take a seat in the series finale while the Tigers send ace southpaw Tarik Skubal to the bump. Tommy Pham will fill in for Melendez in left field.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Not starting Sunday
Melendez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Melendez is sitting Sunday for the second time in three games despite the fact right-hander Jared Jones is starting for Pittsburgh. Tommy Pham will shift to left field while Adam Frazier receives a start in right.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Idle against RHP
Melendez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Even with right-hander Luis Ortiz taking the mound for Pittsburgh, the lefty-hitting Melendez will retreat to the bench. It'll be Melendez's first time out of the lineup against a right-handed starter since Aug. 4. Tommy Pham, Kyle Isbel and Hunter Renfroe fill the outfield from left to right.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Sitting vs. lefty
Melendez is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
Melendez will begin Monday's contest on the bench with the Yankees sending left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound. Tommy Pham, Garrett Hampson and Hunter Renfroe will make up the Royals' starting outfield in the series opener.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Notches steal in win
Melendez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Twins.
Melendez has started to slump again, going 4-for-27 (.148) over his last nine games. He has just one extra-base hit as well as a 4:7 BB:K in that span. The outfielder hit .311 in August, but if his bat stays cold, he could face extra pressure for playing time from Tommy Pham and Robbie Grossman, the two players the Royals added via waivers at the end of August. Melendez is at a .212/.272/.416 slash line with 17 home runs, four steals, 43 RBI and 42 runs scored over 404 plate appearances while mostly serving as a strong-side platoon option in the corner outfield.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Idle against southpaw
Melendez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.
With lefty Framber Valdez on the mound for Houston, Melendez will yield to Dairon Blanco in left field. Melendez is 7-for-22 (.318) with a pair of homers in his last six games.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Productive in doubleheader
Melendez went 4-for-9 with a three-run home run across both games of Monday's doubleheader sweep over the Guardians.
Melendez's three-run blast came in the matinee, accounting for three of the Royals' four runs in that win. He wasn't directly involved in run production in the nightcap, but he logged his first three-hit game since July 12 in that contest. Melendez is batting .339 (20-for-59) over 20 games in August, lifting his slash line up to .216/.274/.433 with 17 homers, 43 RBI, 38 runs scored and three stolen bases over 109 contests. He needs two more homers to establish a career high.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Smacks homer in loss
Melendez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Phillies.
Melendez has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers and three doubles over his last 14 games. It's one of his most successful stretches of the campaign, as he has found more consistency at the plate as a platoon player. The outfielder has matched his homer total from last year (16) while adding 40 RBI, 37 runs scored, 19 doubles, two triples, three stolen bases and a .210/.269/.423 slash line through 107 contests.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Idle versus lefty
Melendez isn't in the Royals' lineup Saturday against the Phillies.
The left-handed bat of Melendez will take a seat Saturday as southpaw Ranger Suarez prepares to start for Philadelphia. Dairon Blanco will fill the opening in left field and bat eighth.
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Royals' MJ Melendez: Homers in Wednesday's win
Melendez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Angels.
Melendez has hit safely in 11 of 15 games in August, and two of those hitless efforts came as a pinch hitter. He's batting .310 with three homers, eight RBI, seven runs scored, three doubles and a stolen base this month. A move to a strong-side platoon role has helped Melendez be more effective, though he still has a .206/.267/.412 slash line for the year. He's added 15 homers, 39 RBI, 35 runs scored and three stolen bases over 352 plate appearances. While the surface numbers are poor, Melendez's .233 BABIP for the year also indicates some bad luck is in play.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 190 lbs |
| Birthplace: Daytona Beach, FL |
| Age: 25 |
| Experience: 2 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |