- #
- 44
- Name
- Ivan Melendez
- Nationality
United States- Position
- Infield
- Birthplace
- 26
- Birthdate
- 1/24/2000
- Draft
- 2nd rd, AZD, 2022
- B/T
- R-R
- Ht
- 6-1
- Wt
- 245
- Current Team
- Rockers
- 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
