Clemente Núñez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Beltre.

Clemente Núñez Beltre (born February 10, 1975, in Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball pitcher who was the first player ever signed by the Florida Marlins.^[1] He was signed at the age of 16 out of the Dominican Republic on December 16, 1991.

Sporting an 88-mile an hour fastball when he was first signed, Núñez got as far as AA before calling his baseball career quits in 1996. This right-hander, standing at 5'11" and weighing 165 pounds, never quite lived up to what he was supposed to be - in his final season, for example, he went 2-7 with a 5.47 ERA, giving in 119 hits in 97 innings of work with the Portland Sea Dogs. Perhaps the highlight of his career was a no-hitter he threw on May 28, 1995 against the West Palm Beach Expos. After pitching for the independent Tyler Wildcatters in 1997, he was out of professional baseball.

References

↑ LeBatard, Dan (1991-12-17). "First Marlin Will Grow With Team". Sports (The Miami Herald). p. 1D.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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