Francisco Javier Meléndez Villegas (born January 25, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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player. A

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and

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, Melendez played parts of five seasons in the

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for the

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(1984 and 1986),

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(1987–88), and

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(1989). After his major league career, he played in the

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from 1991–94.

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1964 births Living people Baltimore Orioles players Cafeteros de Córdoba players Canton-Akron Indians players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Diablos Rojos del México players Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Major League Baseball first basemen Olmecas de Tabasco players Sportspeople from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Baseball players from San Juan, Puerto Rico Peninsula Pilots players Phoenix Firebirds players Portland Beavers players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico Reading Phillies players Rochester Red Wings players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players San Francisco Giants players Spartanburg Phillies players {{PuertoRico-baseball-first-baseman-stub

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