Antonio Gustavo Menéndez Remon (born February 20, 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a retired Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

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

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, Pittsburgh Pirates

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, and San Francisco Giants

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. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox

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 in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft

1984 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.- Other notable players :*Future Canadian Football League quarterback Damon Allen, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round, 182nd overall....

. Menéndez played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast White Sox in , and his last with San Francisco's Triple-A Phoenix Firebirds

Phoenix Firebirds

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 in .

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