December 17, 2021

Sad News

Andres Melendez died Thursday. The twenty year old catcher played in the Cleveland organization:

The team said Melendez died suddenly. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death.

The Venezuela native began his career with Milwaukee’s organization in 2018. He spent two seasons between the Brewers’ Dominican Summer and Arizona League teams before he was acquired in a trade by Cleveland in 2019.

ESPN.com

My thoughts go out to his family, friends, and teammates.

In his brief minor league career he did a good job of getting on base, with a .367 OBP. He drew 44 walks in 289 PA.

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