After his demotion by the Royals, MJ Melendez would bring bats with him from the ballpark after a game and work on his swing ...

Outfielders Mickey Moniak, Ramon Laureano, and MJ Melendez are heating up and emerging as strong fantasy baseball pickups for ...

The Royals decided to send down MJ Melendez on April 19, giving the outfielder a chance to reset following a rough start to ...

Several minor league outfielders are heating up in Week 18, with names like MJ Melendez, Dylan Beavers, and Jhostynxon Garcia ...

Dick Mountain is back, and he's older than ever. The Kansas City Royals plan to call up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from ...

The Kansas City Royals lost one of their starting outfielders to injury against the Cleveland Guardians in a crucial AL ...

Melendez also led all MLB rookies in walks and ranked among the rookie leaders in RBIs (fifth, 62), home runs (tied for fifth), extra-base hits (sixth, 42) and total bases (seventh, 181).

Here’s why Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez (1) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City rookie catcher MJ Melendez caught all 18 innings of the douebleheader against the White Sox and hit his first major-league home run.

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.

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.

So Kansas City Royals rookie catcher MJ Melendez wedged his foot in in the opening, then used his bat like a crowbar and forced his way into the lineup and the club’s immediate plans.