Franklin Núñez (born January 18, 1977) is a former

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Career

He pitched in and for the

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. He played for the Triple-A

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in and the independent

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in , before being signed by the

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in August. He attended Brewers' minor league camp in , but was released on March 23."Brewers Send Nix To Sounds."
''Nashville Sounds''. 23 March 2008. 24 March 2008. In February , Núñez signed a minor league contract with the

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, where he spent the season before retiring.

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1977 births Living people Brooklyn Cyclones players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Durham Bulls players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Nashville Sounds players Newark Bears players People from Nagua Sportspeople from María Trinidad Sánchez Province Richmond Braves players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players York Revolution players Clearwater Phillies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Criollos de Caguas players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Florida Complex League Phillies players Gigantes del Cibao players Martinsville Phillies players Montgomery Biscuits players Piedmont Boll Weevils players Reading Phillies players Saraperos de Saltillo players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Sinon Bulls players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub