Melillo was born on May 14, 1982, to Joanne and John Melillo in Orlando, Florida. He has an older sister, Shana. He attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs. He attended the University of South Carolina, where he played second base for four years (although he was redshirted his freshman year). In 2003, he was named to the Atlanta NCAA Regional All-Tournament team. In 2004, he was named to the Columbia NCAA Regional All-Tournament team.\n', '

Melillo was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round (157th overall) in the 2004 baseball draft.\n', '

Melillo signed nine days after the draft, and was assigned to the Vancouver Canadians, Oakland\'s A-Short Season team for the 2004 season. In 2005, he was advanced to the Kane County Cougars, the team\'s Single-A affiliate. After 78 games, he was bumped up to the Stockton Ports, the Single-A Advanced team, where he hit .400. After 22 games, he was promoted again, this time to the Double-A Midland RockHounds in the Texas League. He remained with Midland for the 2006 season, hitting .280. During this time, he played almost entirely at second base, with five combined games at first base, shortstop, and outfield.\n', '

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