Maximo Nunez

Maximo Nunez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 165

• Born January 15, 1972 in Villa Mella, Santo Domingo D.R.

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Biographical Information

Maximo Nunez pitched professionally for 13 years, 3 of them in AAA and 1 season in Taiwan.

Nunez began his professional career with the Toronto Blue Jays, the first three seasons being in the Dominican Summer League. He collected 2 saves with a 4.01 ERA in 20 relief outings for the GCL Blue Jays in 1994, going 1-5. He struggled in 1995 as his ERA was 5.54 in 22 games for the Hagerstown Suns, and he also had a 9.39 ERA in 7 games for the St. Catharines Blue Jays. Nunez moved to the Chicago White Sox system in 1996, and he was 5-16 with a 4.67 ERA for the Hickory Crawdads. He led the South Atlantic League in losses, three ahead of Marc D'Alessandro. In the affiliated minors, only Dan Lock and Toure Knighton lost more contests Nunez had a 1.73 ERA in 28 games for the Winston-Salem Warthogs in 1997 (0-2, 8 Sv), but his ERA rose to 7.64 in 14 games for the Birmingham Barons.

After changing teams again in 1998, Nunez had a solid 0.77 ERA in 6 games for the Orlando Rays which affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and recorded a 5.00 ERA in 58 games for the AAA Durham Bulls in. He tied Pedro Martínez and Rick Greene for 4th in the 1998 IL in appearances. Among Rays farmhands, he led in games pitched, two ahead of Eddy Reyes. Back with Durham, his ERA was 5.40 in 21 games in 1999. Nunez also pitched 26 games in Orlando, and his ERA was 3.46 in 26 appearances. The Los Angeles Dodgers then signed him, and he was 2-6 with a 6.65 ERA for the San Antonio Missions in 2000.

Nunez went 1-1 with a 4.61 ERA for the St. Paul Saints in 2001, and he had a 3.43 ERA with a 10-2 record for the Atlantic City Surf in 2002. He was tied for 5th in wins and 7th in ERA in the Atlantic League. The Uni-President Lions of Taiwan then signed him, and Nunez was 3-5 with a 3.91 ERA for them. He was released in the middle of that season, and he returned to the Surf. Nunez was 1-2 with a 8.49 ERA for them, and his professional career ended.

Overall, Nunez was 16-38 with 29 saves and a 4.77 ERA in 272 minor league games.

Sources

• Taiwan Baseball Wiki