José Núñez Jiménez (born January 13, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as a free agent in 1983 and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays (1987-1989) and Chicago Cubs (1990). Núñez is currently a pitching coach in the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system.
| José Núñez | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 13, 1964 Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 9, 1987, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| CPBL: March 13, 1993, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| NPB: March 31, 1996, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| KBO: April 8, 2001, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 1, 1990, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| CPBL: October 11, 1995, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| NPB: July 28, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| KBO: May 23, 2001, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 9–10 |
| Earned run average | 5.05 |
| Strikeouts | 171 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 56–25 |
| Earned run average | 2.14 |
| Strikeouts | 511 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 7–11 |
| Earned run average | 3.27 |
| Strikeouts | 105 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–1 |
| Earned run average | 5.52 |
| Strikeouts | 19 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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After leaving the major leagues, Núñez enjoyed a long and prosperous career in Asia, playing for the Uni-President Lions (1993–1995), Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1996–1997), Taichung Agan (1998) and Hanwha Eagles (2001). He shares the Taiwanese professional baseball record of winning the most games in a single season (22 wins in 1993), along with Chen Yi-Hsin.
References
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edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)