Ivan Melendez (born January 24, 2000), nicknamed "the Hispanic Titanic",[1] is an American professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
He played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns, winning the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2022.
[6] Melendez also earned 2021 First-Team All Big 12 Conference honors and the All-Tournament team for the College World Series.
[7][8] After being selected in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins, Melendez chose to return to Texas for his junior year.
[11] Nationally, Melendez won the Golden Spikes Award,[12] Dick Howser Trophy, and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper player of the year.