José Meléndez

José Luis Meléndez García (born September 2, 1965) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1990 through 1994 for the Seattle Mariners (1990), San Diego Padres (1991–92) and Boston Red Sox (1993–94). Listed at 6' 2", 175 lb., Meléndez batted and threw right-handed.

Career
In a five-season career, Meléndez posted a 16–14 record with 172 strikeouts and a 3.47 ERA in 109 appearances, including 12 starts, 37 games finished, three save, and 220⅔ innings of work.

Meléndez also pitched in the Pittsburgh, Seattle, San Diego, Boston, Kansas City and New York Yankees minor league systems from 1984 to 1996. In 12 seasons he went 69–55 with 796 strikeouts and a 3.76 ERA in 891 innings.