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José Núñez (right-handed Pitcher)
José Núñez Jiménez (born January 13, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as a free agent in and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays (-) and Chicago Cubs (). 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 (–), Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (–), Taichung Agan () and Hanwha Eagles (). He shares the Taiwanese professional baseball record of winning Winning may refer to: * Victory Film * Winning (film), ''Winning'' (film), a 1969 movie starring Paul Newman * ''Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman'', a 2015 documentary by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams Music * ''Winning'', an album by Ten Fo ... the most games in a single season (22 wins in 1993), along with Chen Yi-Hsin. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Jose 1964 births Águ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |