Double-A Amarillo reinstated Melendez (ankle) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.
Melendez missed the tail end of the 2024 season due to ankle tendinitis, but it's unclear if it was the same injury or a different one that caused him to begin the current season on the IL. The 25-year-old first baseman spent all of last season with Amarillo, slashing .240/.313/.440 with 23 home runs and three stolen bases over 448 plate appearances.
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Diamondbacks' Ivan Melendez: Out with ankle issue
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Melendez ended his season on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Amarillo with mild left ankle tendonitis, Jake Oliver of SI.com reports.
Per the report, Melendez is still expected to be considered for a roster spot in the Arizona Fall League, so the injury is minor. Melendez is one of the premier power hitters in the minors, totaling 30 homers in 96 games between High-A and Double-A. However, as a righty-hitting first baseman with a 0.17 BB/K and 35.3 percent strikeout rate as a 23-year-old at Double-A, there's extreme hit tool risk.
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Diamondbacks' Ivan Melendez: Activated off minor-league IL
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Melendez (hand) was activated off the injured list Thursday at High-A Hillsboro, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.
Melendez began the year on the minor-league IL due to a sore left hand, but it was never a serious concern. A second-round pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2022 MLB Draft, the power-hitting 23-year-old corner infielder will jump from Low-A to High-A to kick off his first full professional season.
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Diamondbacks' Ivan Melendez: Out with sore hand
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Melendez is on the 7-day injured list at Single-A Visalia with a sore left hand, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.
He reportedly won't miss much time with the injury. Melendez only played 25 games at Single-A in 2022, but he will likely get pushed to High-A as soon as he earns a bump, as he is already 23 years old and is limited to first base and designated hitter.
