The Royals and Melendez avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.65 million contract Thursday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Melendez regressed in 2024 with just a .674 OPS over 135 ...

The Kansas City Royals made it back to the MLB playoffs last season. This year? It’s “making it even further and winning it.” ...

He started in left field in 2024 alongside Isbel and Hunter Renfroe. Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez (1), center fielder Garrett Hampson (2) and left fielder Tommy Pham (22 ...

September 2023 was mired in loss for the Kansas City Royals. The team was well on its way to the worst season in club history ...

DETROIT (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Trailing 2-0 going into the top of ...

into the mix with the Kansas City Royals?" Riley said. "I think this team could use an outfielder that profiles to actually do something productive with the bat. If MJ Melendez is garbage in the ...

Now, Kansas City should address their final obvious weakness to put the finishing touches on a solid winter. The Royals got nearly nothing from the corner outfield spots in 2024. MJ Melendez ...

At some point, the Kansas City stalwart will start to slow down. He turns 35 in May, so it could be this season. The Royals outfield was terrible offensively in 2024. MJ Melendez slashed ...

Training only a week away, the Kansas City Royals still have time to add to their languishing outfield mix for the 2025 season. There's no doubt tha ...

Kansas City Royals star MJ Melendez also didn't have trouble with the same exercise Stewart did. The one who impressed Soto the most was two-time Houston Astros World Series champion, Yuli Gurriel.