{"id":2272972,"date":"2026-02-08T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2272972"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:00:22","slug":"mets-sign-4-year-royals-veteran-after-harsh-exit-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mets-sign-4-year-royals-veteran-after-harsh-exit-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Sign 4-Year Royals Veteran After Harsh Exit: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_4\"><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6c q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The end of MJ Melendez&#39;s disappointing Kansas City Royals tenure became totaly official on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6d q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">The end of MJ Melendez&#8217;s disappointing Kansas City Royals tenure became totaly official on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Melendez, the Royals&#39; former No. 2 prospect behind Bobby Witt Jr., played four partial seasons in Kansas City, concluding last year with a treacherous start at the major league level that preceded his demotion to Triple-A for roughly 80% of the season. Then, the Royals non-tendered him in November.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Melendez, the Royals&#8217; former No. 2 prospect behind Bobby Witt Jr., played four partial seasons in Kansas City, concluding last year with a treacherous start at the major league level that preceded his demotion to Triple-A for roughly 80% of the season. Then, the Royals non-tendered him in November.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>On Sunday, Jon Heyman of the celebrity.land <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2020598570823348399\" target=\"_blank\">reported that Melendez<\/a> and the New York Mets had agreed to a major league contract worth $1.5 million, plus another $500,000 in potential incentives. The 27-year-old will be added to New York&#39;s 40-man roster, though perhaps not until spring training begins this week and the Mets can open a spot by moving someone to the 60-day injured list. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">On Sunday, Jon Heyman of the celebrity.land <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2020598570823348399\" target=\"_blank\">reported that Melendez<\/a> and the New York Mets had agreed to a major league contract worth $1.5 million, plus another $500,000 in potential incentives. The 27-year-old will be added to New York&#8217;s 40-man roster, though perhaps not until spring training begins this week and the Mets can open a spot by moving someone to the 60-day injured list. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_2--><!--qv q:id=6l q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p><em>This story will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6m q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\"><em>This story will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The end of MJ Melendez&#8217;s disappointing Kansas City Royals tenure became totaly official on Sunday. 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