C MJ Melendez #1
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/27/2027
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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C MJ MELENDEZ #1 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
61 186 44 11 2 6 29 18 54 .237 .302 .414 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 45
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 65 25 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: 55
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/2027 MIN Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/02/2027 HOU Win, 6-4 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/30/2027 HOU Win, 9-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/2027 @ BOS Win, 5-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/2027 TOR Win, 3-1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2027 CWS Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/2027 @ TB Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/2027 @ SEA Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2027 @ SEA Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/2027 TOR Win, 1-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Melendez is a born leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/29/1998
Born in:Montgomery, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,400,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 133 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 61 186 44 11 2 6 29 24 18 54 .237 .302 .414 .716 .309 .177 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 205 0 0 0 2 0 1 77 19 2 5 28.6 22.3 4.02 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 14 3 2 1 7 6 2 10 1 0 0 .341 .364 .585 .949
Versus Right   145 30 8 0 5 22 18 16 44 0 0 0 .207 .286 .366 .651
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   39 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 7 1 0 0 .154 .171 .205 .376
May   28 6 2 0 1 6 3 3 7 0 0 0 .214 .290 .393 .683
June   38 12 2 0 2 5 6 6 11 0 0 0 .316 .409 .526 .935
July   32 9 2 1 3 9 6 3 10 0 0 0 .281 .343 .688 1.030
August   25 6 3 0 0 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 .240 .296 .360 .656
September   20 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 8 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
October   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Spring Training   61 20 4 0 7 17 11 12 17 0 0 0 .328 .438 .738 1.176
Postseason   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
2 Years Ago   171 43 16 1 1 14 19 15 57 1 0 1 .251 .314 .374 .688
Career   1789 445 105 14 51 223 228 201 506 17 0 7 .249 .324 .409 .733
Home   104 26 7 1 5 20 17 8 30 0 0 0 .250 .304 .481 .784
Road   82 18 4 1 1 9 7 10 24 1 0 0 .220 .301 .329 .630
Grass   171 42 10 2 6 29 23 14 50 1 0 0 .246 .301 .433 .734
Turf   15 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 .133 .316 .200 .516
Day   64 17 5 0 3 15 9 6 17 1 0 0 .266 .324 .484 .808
Night   122 27 6 2 3 14 15 12 37 0 0 0 .221 .291 .377 .668
As Starter   177 43 10 2 6 29 24 18 54 1 0 0 .243 .311 .424 .735
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Pinch Hitting   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Close/Late   52 14 6 0 1 10 5 5 13 0 0 0 .269 .333 .442 .776
Inning 1-3   53 16 2 1 3 13 10 5 16 0 0 0 .302 .362 .547 .909
Inning 4-6   66 10 1 1 2 5 8 6 24 0 0 0 .152 .222 .288 .510
Inning 7-9   59 15 7 0 1 10 5 7 14 1 0 0 .254 .328 .424 .752
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   64 14 4 0 3 9 10 7 20 0 0 0 .219 .296 .422 .718
1 Outs   67 19 4 0 2 14 9 6 21 1 0 0 .284 .338 .433 .771
2 Outs   55 11 3 2 1 6 5 5 13 0 0 0 .200 .267 .382 .648
Scoring Position   52 18 4 0 3 24 7 3 17 1 0 0 .346 .375 .596 .971
Bases Empty   110 23 6 2 2 2 14 12 25 0 0 0 .209 .287 .355 .641
Runner on 1st   24 3 1 0 1 3 3 3 12 0 0 0 .125 .222 .292 .514
Runner on 2nd   20 7 1 0 2 6 3 3 7 0 0 0 .350 .435 .700 1.135
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 6 1 0 1 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   106 19 4 1 3 17 9 7 54 0 0 0 .179 .230 .321 .551
First Pitch   24 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 0-1   13 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .769 1.231
Count 0-2   17 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Count 1-0   8 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Count 1-1   18 5 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .556 .833
Count 1-2   31 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 19 0 0 0 .194 .194 .290 .484
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.111 1.667
Count 2-2   30 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 12 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .200 .692 .200 .892
Full Count   28 8 2 1 2 11 6 7 11 0 0 0 .286 .429 .643 1.071
Behind in Count   61 13 1 0 2 7 5 0 31 0 0 0 .213 .213 .328 .541
Ahead in Count   25 8 3 1 1 6 9 11 0 1 0 0 .320 .514 .640 1.154
Batting 5th   8 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Batting 6th   36 8 4 0 0 9 3 3 9 1 0 0 .222 .275 .333 .608
Batting 7th   83 21 4 1 1 6 11 10 25 0 0 0 .253 .333 .361 .695
Batting 8th   45 9 3 0 4 8 7 4 15 0 0 0 .200 .265 .533 .799
Batting 9th   14 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Low Leverage   84 18 3 2 3 7 7 9 15 1 0 0 .214 .287 .405 .692
Medium Leverage   62 13 4 0 2 9 12 8 28 0 0 0 .210 .300 .371 .671
High Leverage   39 12 4 0 1 13 4 1 11 0 0 0 .308 .325 .487 .812
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Kansas City - MLB 23 129 460 100 21 3 18 62 57 66 1 7 131 2 3 .217 .313 .393 .706 102 101 1.9
2023 Kansas City - MLB 24 134 506 131 26 6 9 52 61 46 2 6 138 12 4 .259 .320 .387 .707 89 87 0.8
2024 Kansas City - MLB 25 139 466 127 31 2 17 66 67 56 3 2 126 9 2 .273 .353 .457 .810 120 123 3.0
2025 Kansas City - MLB 26 53 171 43 16 1 1 14 19 15 1 1 57 2 1 .251 .314 .374 .688 88 88 -0.2
2027 Baltimore - MLB 28 61 186 44 11 2 6 29 24 18 0 1 54 2 5 .237 .302 .414 .716 93 93 0.6
Total MLB 516 1789 445 105 14 51 223 228 201 7 17 506 27 15 .249 .324 .409 .733 101 101 6.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Kansas City (ACL) - R 18 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 74 84 -0.1
2018 Columbia - A 19 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 114 107 1.9
2019 Quad Cities - A+ 20 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 42 53 -1.7
2021 Northwest Arkansas - AA 22 79 298 85 18 0 28 65 58 43 1 5 76 2 4 .285 .372 .628 .999 139 127 2.3
2021 Omaha - AAA 22 45 150 44 4 3 13 38 37 32 0 2 39 1 2 .293 .413 .620 1.033 160 148 1.8
2022 Omaha - AAA 23 21 78 13 4 0 2 6 7 13 0 0 22 3 0 .167 .286 .295 .581 50 59 -0.2
2025 Omaha - AAA 26 29 103 25 2 0 9 18 21 14 0 0 35 1 0 .243 .333 .524 .858 120 119 0.5
2026 Omaha - AAA 27 117 398 113 19 4 28 58 75 54 4 2 89 7 3 .284 .373 .563 .936 134 132 3.2
Total IL 212 729 195 29 7 52 120 140 113 4 4 185 12 5 .267 .367 .540 .908 129 126
Total TL 79 298 85 18 0 28 65 58 43 1 5 76 2 4 .285 .372 .628 .999 139 127
Total MWL 110 363 59 23 2 9 54 34 44 5 4 165 7 5 .163 .260 .311 .571 42 53
Total CAR 111 419 105 26 9 19 73 52 43 4 6 143 4 6 .251 .322 .492 .814 114 107
Total ACL 47 168 44 8 3 4 30 25 26 4 0 60 4 2 .262 .374 .417 .790 74 84
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2027 Baltimore - MLB 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 210 362 0.4
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 210 362
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Kansas City - MLB C 78 65 467 27 3 499 5 .990 578.1 7.69 +1.0 .000 6 29 11 37.9
2022 Kansas City - MLB LF 23 23 43 2 0 47 2 .957 197.2 2.05 0.0 .000
2022 Kansas City - MLB RF 15 14 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 114.0 1.89 0.0 .000
2023 Kansas City - MLB C 102 102 796 55 9 855 4 .995 920.0 8.32 +1.9 .925 3 56 16 28.6
2023 Kansas City - MLB LF 7 6 11 0 0 12 1 .917 51.1 1.93 -0.1 .963
2023 Kansas City - MLB RF 23 21 43 2 0 46 1 .978 183.2 2.21 -0.1 1.016
2024 Kansas City - MLB C 30 30 262 16 1 279 1 .996 263.0 9.51 -0.6 .843 2 12 3 25.0
2024 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2024 Kansas City - MLB LF 91 88 162 1 1 164 1 .994 718.1 2.04 -1.4 1.002
2024 Kansas City - MLB RF 5 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 24.0 1.88 -0.3 .980
2025 Kansas City - MLB C 15 15 138 5 0 144 1 .993 131.1 9.80 +0.5 .000 0 8 3 37.5
2025 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Kansas City - MLB LF 18 16 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 147.0 1.41 -0.8 .940
2027 Baltimore - MLB C 40 40 345 23 3 370 2 .995 360.0 9.20 +0.1 .728 4 28 9 32.1
2027 Baltimore - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Baltimore - MLB LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .988
2027 Baltimore - MLB RF 15 11 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 101.0 1.87 -1.3 .885
TOTAL C 265 252 2008 126 16 2147 13 .994 2252.2 8.53 +2.8 .859 15 133 42 31.6
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 143 133 240 3 1 247 4 .984 1120.1 1.95 -2.3 .992
TOTAL RF 58 47 92 3 0 97 2 .979 422.2 2.02 -1.7 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster Christian (Miami, FL).
04/14/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,160,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
08/16/2024 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,193,400.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
10/17/2025 Wins the 2025 International League Round 2 with the Omaha Storm Chasers!
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,000,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
12/01/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
02/01/2027 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $28,600,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2023 6 10
Year SF Rank
2022 7 6
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