Antonio Gustavo Menéndez Remon (born February 20, 1965) is a Cuban former

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. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the

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, and

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Menéndez played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast White Sox in , and his last with San Francisco's Triple-A

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1965 births Living people Cincinnati Reds players Pittsburgh Pirates players San Francisco Giants players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Gulf Coast White Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Appleton Foxes players Peninsula White Sox players Birmingham Barons players Oklahoma City 89ers players Vancouver Canadians players Tulsa Drillers players Nashville Sounds players Phoenix Firebirds players Diablos Rojos del México players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico Cuban expatriate baseball players in Canada American Senior High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida) alumni {{Cuba-baseball-pitcher-stub