MJ Melendez just wouldn’t quit. ... 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.

The big blow in this one was a sixth-inning, go-ahead grand slam for Royals left fielder MJ Melendez. The blow came on the 12th pitch of the at-bat, after Melendez had fouled off seven pitches ...

The Dodgers veteran threw nine cutters to Melendez but left the final one too far over the plate. Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 ...

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.

Joey Ortiz got baseball’s version of a mulligan, and he didn’t miss. Ortiz’s first career grand slam was a tie-breaking shot ...

First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, ... Lugo's offense set him up in the top of the sixth inning, when shortstop MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to turn a 2-1 Dodgers lead into a 5-2 Royals advantage.

That marked the first walk-off home run for the Crew since a Garrett Mitchell solo shot in April 2023. A Brewer hadn't gotten a walk-off grand slam since Daniel Vogelbach in 2021 , the franchise's ...

LOS ANGELES -- — MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat, Seth Lugo became the AL's first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday ...

Carlos Alcaraz took to the practice courts at the Australian Open Monday for the first time this year as he bids to win the one Grand Slam title that has eluded him in his young career. The ...

Left fielder MJ Melendez was the 11th player in Royals history to hit a grand slam in the Sonic Slam inning when he belted the homer in June at Dodger Stadium. Mendy King of Olathe was at Kauffman ...

Kansas City Royals outfielder MJ Melendez had a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium.