His improvement has been nearly unbelievable Of the group of young Royals hitters who made their debuts over the last few years, none has perhaps been as tantalizing and as frustrating to watch as MJ Melendez.
MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs and Alec Marsh tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings as the host Kansas City Royals earned a 9-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
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The Kansas City Royals are riding high as they head into Tuesday night's opener of a three-game series against the visiting Houston Astros. The Royals completed their first four-game sweep in nearly three years after brushing aside the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
MJ Melendez and Hunter Renfroe homered, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon, completing a four-game series sweep.
Nelson Velazquez and MJ Melendez homered, and Seth Lugo escaped several jams as the host Kansas City Royals blasted the Chicago White Sox 10-1 on Thursday evening.
The Kansas City Royals haven't landed any superstars this offseason, but they've arguably been the busiest team in all of baseball in the last few weeks.
MJ Melendez homered, drove in three runs and scored three times to fuel the host Kansas City Royals to a 7-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
Kansas City Royals outfielder MJ Melendez continued to torment Boston Red Sox pitchers on Wednesday. Melendez finished the night 2-for-4 with two solo home runs, blasting the first one 445 feet to right.
MJ Melendez scored on a balk to complete a three-run 10th inning for the host Kansas City Royals, who beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Tuesday in a matchup of teams that made major moves earlier in the day before the trade deadline.
MJ Melendez is expected to be in the lineup for the Kansas City Royals on Sunday when they play the Los Angeles Angels in the finale of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.
Kansas City snaps their seven-game losing streak by taking advantage of runners and lead-off batters getting on base. One of the biggest frustrations of the season has been a lack of production when runners were in scoring positions and not able to get lead-off batters on.
Any deals may not be particularly close and it isn’t known how far any talks have progressed, but there's no specific timeline on negotiations.
With the MLB offseason comes a multitude of rumors and reports centered around trades, and the Kansas City Royals are no different despite coming off an underwhelming 2022 campaign.
Sean Murphy stands at the center of the offseason trade market for catchers, and the Oakland star is drawing plenty of interest. The Guardians, White Sox, Rays, Red Sox, Cardinals and even the Braves have all been linked to him recently, but the A’s are just one of two teams widely expected to trade a catcher this winter.
Quatraro will take over for Mike Matheny, who was fired by Kansas City earlier this month after three seasons in charge.
Catchers don’t often play in the outfield No defensive position is more specialized in baseball than the catcher. The outfield positions are, more or less, the same.
Melendez will sport a message on his wrist tape for Wednesday's game in support of 12-year-old Easton Oliverson, who is in the hospital after falling from a bunk bed at the players' dormitory and fracturing his skull.
As the Kansas City Royals' youth movement continues and the club puts faith in its up-and-coming franchise cornerstones to produce, there will undoubtedly be growing pains for just about every non-veteran.
If the Kansas City Royals were worried about finding the heir to Salvador Perez, they can probably stop searching. MJ Melendez seems to be the club's future at catcher, at least early on in his MLB career.
The Royals recalled catching prospect MJ Melendez, according to a team announcement.
Right-handed pitcher Kyle Zimmer has been designated for assignment in order to accommodate these transactions, as the Royals' 40-man roster is now full.
This Week in the Minors: MJ Melendez trying out 3B while hitting 35th homer; Bobby Witt, Jr. angling to be player of the month twice in row; Quad Cities hits 70 wins ‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike.
MJ Melendez has quickly cemented his spot as one of the Kansas City Royals' best prospects. The lefty-hitting, righty-throwing catcher is MLB.com's No.
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