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Ivan Melendez

Ivan Melendez

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  • Second round pick of the Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB Draft
  • Won the 2022 Golden Spikes Award winner while playing for Texas, the first Longhorn to ever win the award
  • Swept the national player of the year awards, capturing the Dick Howser Trophy and named national player of the year by Baseball America, DI Baseball, Collegiate Baseball, and ABCA
  • Was a first team All-Big 12 DH in 2021 as a redshirt sophomore
  • Led the Longhorns with a .319 average, 13 homers and a .603 slugging percentage
  • Played two seasons at Odessa College and earned NJCAA All-America honors as a third baseman in 2019 when he hit .411 with 17 homers and 70 RBI
  • First team All-State pick at El Paso Coronado High School where he was named the 2017 district offensive MVP
  • Also played football at Coronado High
  • Started the 2026 season at Arizona’s AAA club in Reno where he hit .222 with two homers and eight RBI in 12 games
  • Posted a .267 average in 2025 with 19 homers and 62 RBI in 96 games between AAA Reno and AA Amarillo
  • Saw action at Veracrz in the Mexican League in 2026

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