Vladimir Núñez

Vladimir Núñez
Pitcher
Born: March 15, 1975 (1975-03-15) (age 36) Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1998 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
September 18, 2009 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
Win-Loss	21-34
Earned run average	4.83
Strikeouts	327
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–1999) Florida Marlins (1999–2003) Colorado Rockies (2004) Atlanta Braves (2008–2009)

Vladimir Núñez Zarabaza (born March 15, 1975 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Braves of the Gulf Coast League. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Atlanta Braves.

1 Professional career
- 1.1 Atlanta Braves
- 1.2 Coaching career
2 References
3 External links

Professional career

Atlanta Braves

On July 7, 2008, the Atlanta Braves purchased Núñez's contract from Triple-A Richmond after pitchers Manny Acosta and Jeff Bennett were placed on the disabled list. He made his Braves debut and first major league appearance since 2004 that night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossing a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout. He re-signed with the Braves on November 25, 2008.

On October 12, 2009 the Atlanta Braves outrighted Núñez to the Gwinnett Braves and he elected free agency.

Coaching career

Nunez retired following the 2010 season & accepted the role of pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Braves of the Gulf Coast League.^[1]

References

^ "Braves announce Minor League coaching staffs for 2011 | braves.com: Official Info". Atlanta.braves.mlb.com. 2010-01-01. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101118&content_id=16145670&vkey=pr_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Arizona Diamondbacks 1998 Inaugural Season Roster

Opening Day Lineup	C Jorge Fábregas \| 1B Travis Lee \| 2B Edwin Díaz \| 3B Matt Williams \| SS Jay Bell \| LF Brent Brede \| CF Devon White \| RF Karim García \| P Andy Benes

Batters	C Damian Miller \| C Kelly Stinnett \| IF Tony Batista \| IF Andy Fox \| IF Hanley Frías \| IF Danny Klassen \| IF Andy Stankiewicz \| IF/OF Hensley Meulens \| IF/OF Mike Robertson \| OF Yamil Benítez \| OF David Dellucci \| OF Bernard Gilkey \| OF Chris Jones

Pitchers	SP Brian Anderson \| SP Willie Blair \| SP Omar Daal \| SP Jeff Suppan \| RP Joel Adamson \| RP Willie Banks \| RP Scott Brow \| RP Bobby Chouinard \| RP Bryan Corey \| RP Alan Embree \| RP Ben Ford \| RP Barry Manuel \| RP Chris Michalak \| RP Vladimir Núñez \| RP Gregg Olson \| RP Ricky Pickett \| RP Félix Rodríguez \| RP Clint Sodowsky \| RP Aaron Small \| RP Russ Springer \| RP Amaury Telemaco \| RP Efrain Valdez \| RP Neil Weber \| RP Bob Wolcott

Manager	Buck Showalter

Coaches	Bench coach Carlos Tosca \| Hitting coach Jim Presley \| Pitching coach Mark Connor \| First base coach Dwayne Murphy \| Third base coach Brian Butterfield \| Bullpen coach Glenn Sherlock

Florida Marlins 2003 World Series Champions

1 Luis Castillo \| 7 Iván Rodríguez \| 9 Juan Pierre \| 10 Lenny Harris \| 11 Álex González \| 12 Mike Mordecai \| 14 Todd Hollandsworth \| 18 Jeff Conine \| 19 Mike Lowell \| 20 Miguel Cabrera \| 21 Josh Beckett (World Series MVP) \| 22 Brian Banks \| 25 Derrek Lee \| 31 Brad Penny \| 35 Dontrelle Willis \| 38 Rick Helling \| 40 Nate Bump \| 41 Braden Looper \| 43 Juan Encarnación \| 45 Carl Pavano \| 49 Chad Fox \| 52 Mike Redmond \| 55 Mark Redman \| 58 Michael Tejera \| 74 Ugueth Urbina Manager 15 Jack McKeon Coaches: Brad Arnsberg \| Jeff Cox \| Ozzie Guillén \| Perry Hill \| Bill Robinson

Regular season • National League Division Series • National League Championship Series

Persondata
Name	Nunez, Vladimir
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Date of birth	March 15, 1975
Place of birth	Havana, Cuba
Date of death
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