Yesterday the news came out via the colleague Francys Romero that left-handed reliever Darién Núñez has signed with the Tijuana Toros. The hurler figures to be the team’s closer this upcoming season.
Núñez made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2021. The lefty from Las Tunas, Cuba pitched in the LIDOM and LBPRC this winter compiling a 7.20 earned run average between both circuits in 9⅓ innings of labor.
Núñez last pitched in the LIDOM in 2021-22 with the Estrellas Orientales posting an 1-0 record and a 6.60 earned run average. Last season in San Francisco Giants’ farm system he had a 5.64 in 22.1 outings, while also fanning 28 batters over that span. This will be the Cuban’s first incursion in the Aztec circuit.
Left-handed reliever Darién Núñez signs with the @TorosDeTijuana . The colleague @francysromeroFR was the first to report.#CubanBaseballDigest #LMB pic.twitter.com/uhvi5InaIv
— Cuban Baseball Digest (@CBaseballDigest) January 24, 2024
Cubans signed to play in the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol:
Lázaro Blanco RHP (León)
Eddy Díaz IF (León)
Luis Avilés Jr IF-OF (Veracruz)
Rubi Silva IF-OF (Querétaro)
Carlos Juan Viera RHP (Querétaro)
Jorge Martínez RHP (Querétaro)
Miguel Romero RHP (Querétaro)
Yosmany Guerra IF (Querétaro)
Leonys Martín OF (Querétaro)
Rusney Castillo OF (Querétaro)
Roberto Baldoquín IF (Querétaro)
Elían Leyva RHP (Yucatán)
Odrisamer Despaigne RHP (Yucatán)
Onelki García LHP (Yucatán)
Lázaro Alonso (Yucatán)
Yadir Drake IF-OF (Yucatán)
Josh Fuentes IF (Yucatán)*
Darién Núñez LHP (Tijuana)
Peter O’Brien IF-OF (Puebla)
Yoelquis Guibert OF (Jalisco)
Maikel Serrano IF-OF (Jalisco)
Félix Pérez IF-OF (Tabasco)
Adeiny Hechavarría SS (Tabasco)
Alejandro Rivero IF (Chihuahua)
*Cuban-American