José Núñez (right-handed pitcher)

For other people with the same name, see José Núñez (disambiguation).

José Núñez Jiménez (born January 13, 1964) is a Dominican former professional 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: (1964-01-13) January 13, 1964 (age 61) 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
Toronto Blue Jays (1987–1989) Chicago Cubs (1990) Uni-President Lions (1993–1995) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1996–1997) Hanwha Eagles (2001)
Career highlights and awards
Taiwan Series champion (1995)

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.