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3 unusual facts about José Meléndez


José Meléndez

José Luis Meléndez García (born September 2, 1965 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico) 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).

José Meléndez-Pérez

José Meléndez-Pérez is a Puerto Rican-born United States Customs and Border Protection Inspector at Orlando International Airport who became a key figure for the 9/11 Commission when he refused entry to an alleged terrorist prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

After his separation from the Army, he began his career with INS in November 1992 at Miami International Airport as an inspector, and later as an inspector at Orlando International Airport.



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