Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. “He really battled,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

On Saturday, Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez punctuated one such at-bat in the most dramatic way possible: with the first grand slam of his career. Here's what happened.

Kudos to Melendez for hanging so tough. This also comes amid a terrible season for Melendez, personally, as he's now slashing .168/.231/.352. He was a career .227/.314/.396 hitter entering the season.

Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. “He really battled,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are now only one major title away from completing the Career Grand Slam. While Sinner is ...

MJ Melendez capped a 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam and Seth Lugo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday night.

This Royals fan won the $25,000 Sonic Slam prize on Saturday night when MJ Melendez won an epic battle with a Dodgers pitchers.

Melendez put the Royals on top with a two-out grand slam in the top of the sixth, drawing 12 pitches in the at-bat before jumping on a hanging cutter from Blake Treinen. The 25-year-old also ...

Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. “He really battled,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

This Royals fan won the $25,000 Sonic Slam prize on Saturday night when MJ Melendez won an epic battle with a Dodgers pitchers.