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José Núñez (right-handed pitcher)

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José Núñez
Pitcher
Born: (1964-01-13) January 13, 1964 (age 60)
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 record9–10
Earned run average5.05
Strikeouts171
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record56–25
Earned run average2.14
Strikeouts511
NPB statistics
Win–loss record7–11
Earned run average3.27
Strikeouts105
KBO statistics
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average5.52
Strikeouts19
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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.

After leaving the major leagues, Núñez enjoyed a long and prosperous career in Asia, playing for the Uni-President Lions (19931995), Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (19961997), 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.

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