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.

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 ...

MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat Saturday night, Seth Lugo became the American League’s first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 ...

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.