José Núñez Jiménez (born January 13, 1964) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as a

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in and pitched in Major League Baseball for the

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(-) and

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(). Núñez is currently a

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in the

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minor league system. After leaving the major leagues, Núñez enjoyed a long and prosperous career in Asia, playing for the

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(–),

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(–),

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() and

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(). He shares the Taiwanese professional baseball record of

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the most games in a single season (22 wins in 1993), along with Chen Yi-Hsin.

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