MJ Melendez

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MJ Melendez
Melendez with the Kansas City Royals in 2024
Kansas City Royals – No. 1
Left fielder / Catcher
Born: (1998-11-29) November 29, 1998 (age 25) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 3, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals

v t e Joe Bauman Home Run Award
2002: Cruz 2003: Koonce 2004: Howard 2005: Wood 2006: Witt 2007: Brazell 2008: McPherson 2009: Jones 2010: Moustakas 2011: LaHair 2012: Ruf 2013: Gallo 2014: Bryant 2015: Reed 2016: Cozens 2017: Reed 2018: Alonso 2019: Cron 2020: Not awarded 2021: Melendez 2022: Gómez