Renato Núñez

Oakland Athletics – No. 56

Third baseman

Born: March 29, 1994
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Renato Rafael Núñez (born April 4, 1994) is an Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Career

Núñez signed with the Oakland Athletics as a international free agent at 16 in 2010.^[1] He made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Athletics. In 2011, Núñez played for the Arizona League Athletics hitting .325/.403/.550 and four home runs over 42 games.^[2] He played for the Beloit Snappers in 2013. He hit .258/.301/.423 with 19 home runs in 128 games.^[3] Núñez played the 2014 season with the Stockton Ports. In July, he played in the All-Star Futures Game, where he singled.^[4]^[5] He finished the season hitting .279/.336/.517 with 29 home runs.^[6] After the season, the Athletics added Núñez to their 40-man roster.^[7] He played the 2015 season with the Double-A Midland RockHounds before participating in the Arizona Fall League. He started the 2016 season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

References

↑ Pashelka, Curtis (July 2, 2010). "Athletics Update: Venezuelan sensation Renato Nunez, 16, signs". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ "Minors' top lineups, league by league". MILB.com. April 4, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ Dykstra, Sam (June 25, 2014). "Ports' Nunez shows off power potential". MILB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ "Two Former Snappers Named to MLB Futures Game". MILB.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ Lee, Jane (July 13, 2014). "A's prospect Nunez notches hit in Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ Sickels, John (September 25, 2014). "Oakland Athletics Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review". Minor League Ball (SBNation). Retrieved September 20, 2015.
↑ Singer, Tom (November 20, 2014). "Athletics add infielder Nunez to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Oakland Athletics current roster

Active roster	1 Billy Burns 2 Khris Davis 3 Chris Coghlan 4 Coco Crisp 8 Jed Lowrie 10 Marcus Semien 16 Billy Butler 17 Yonder Alonso 18 Rich Hill 19 Josh Phegley 21 Stephen Vogt 22 Josh Reddick 25 Tyler Ladendorf 26 Danny Valencia 33 Fernando Rodriguez 35 Marc Rzepczynski 44 Ryan Madson 49 Kendall Graveman 54 Sonny Gray 55 Sean Manaea 57 Daniel Coulombe 60 Andrew Triggs 61 John Axford 62 Sean Doolittle 66 Ryan Dull

Inactive roster	5 Jake Smolinski 12 Max Muncy 15 Andrew Lambo 29 Matt McBride 32 Jesse Hahn 46 Rangel Ravelo 48 Eric Surkamp 52 Joey Wendle 56 Renato Núñez 64 J. B. Wendelken 70 Raúl Alcántara

Disabled list	11 Jarrod Parker 20 Mark Canha 23 Sam Fuld 28 Eric Sogard 30 R. J. Alvarez 31 Liam Hendriks 37 Henderson Álvarez 40 Chris Bassitt 53 Félix Doubront

Coaching staff	Manager 6 Bob Melvin Bench 7 Mark Kotsay First base 14 Mike Aldrete Third base 38 Ron Washington Hitting 51 Darren Bush Pitching 41 Curt Young Assistant hitting 59 Marcus Jensen Bullpen 65 Scott Emerson

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