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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Mendy King’s daughter signed her up for the Sonic Slam inning and she won $25,000 when Kansas City Royals’ MJ Melendez hit a grand slam.

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 went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's win over the Dodgers. 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 ...

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.

MJ Melendez just wouldn’t quit. In the sixth inning, the Kansas City Royals outfielder had seen everything from Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen. During a 12-pitch at-bat, Melendez ...

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.