Darien Núñez

#62 · Pitcher · Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

Nationality

Cuba

Born

1993-03-19

Birthplace

Las Tunas, Cuba

Position

Pitcher

Darien A. Núñez (born March 19, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers signed him as an international free agent in 2018, and made his MLB debut with them in 2021. Career Cuban career Núñez pitched for the Cuban National team in the 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship and at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Núñez pitched in the Cuban National Series from 2011 through 2015, with a 19–27 record and a 4.00 ERA. He requested his release in 2015 in order to legally play professional baseball. At the time of his release he was considered one of the three best pitchers in the Cuban league.