ANTONIO NUNEZ IF
BORN January 10 , 1993 in Brooklyn , NY OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 5 ’ 9 WEIGHT 165 BATS Right
THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Brooklyn , NY COLLEGE Western Oklahoma State College ACQUIRED Selected in the 18th round of the 2014 draft
Career Highlights : 2017 – Hit . 280 vs . left-handers ( 82 AB ) and . 206 against righties ( 281 AB ). Played 92 games at shortstop and committed 17 errors (. 955 fielding percentage ). Played 21 games at second base and committed 5 errors (. 947 fielding percentage ). Hit . 282 ( 163 AB , . 364 OBP ) in 1st half with 2 homers and 17 RBI , but struggled in 2nd half (. 175 BA , . 276 OBP , 0 HR , 8 RBI ) in 200 at-bats . Struggled with RISP (. 191 BA , 89 AB ). Hit first professional home run on April 29 vs . Frisco , belting a solo shot off LHP Shane McCain in the 8th inning . Next homer came again in Frisco on May 19 , belting a go-ahead solo shot in the 10th inning against LHP Joe Filomeno to push Corpus Christi to a 2-1 victory . Hit . 333 ( 5 R , 2 HR , 4 RBI ) in 13 games from April 29-May 21 . Had crucial extra-inning walk on May 26 vs . Springfield , and scored winning run on Kristian Trompiz ’ s game-winning hit in 4-3 victory . Had another particularly hot stretch from in 11 games from June 23-July 6 , hitting . 324 ( 5 R , 2 RBI , 6 BB ). Batted . 190 ( 84 AB ) in July and . 127 ( 79 AB ) in August . In final 40 games , hit just . 122 ( 139 AB ).
2016 – Hit . 259 with 64 runs , 9 doubles , 2 triples , 32 RBIs and 21 steals with Quad Cities , Lancaster , and Corpus Christi . Posted a . 375 OBP in 106 total games . Went 21-for-29 on stolen base attempts between the 3 teams . Excelled in RISP situations at Corpus Christi ( 7-for-12 , 7 RBIs ) and Lancaster (. 314 BA , 20 RBIs ). Opened the year in the Midwest League before being promoted to the JetHawks in mid-May . Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in AA debut July 27 at San Antonio . Recorded the winning hit in Game 2 of the Texas League South Division Series , sending a 9th-inning RBI single into center field , which vaulted the Hooks to a 5-4 triumph over Midland at Whataburger Field . Played mostly shortstop in 2016 ( 82 GM , . 952 FP ), committing 16 errors . Also manned third base at Lancaster and Quad Cities ( 22 GM , . 884 FP ), causing 5 errors in 43 total chances .
2015 – Boasted a . 378 on-base percentage with the Valley Cats . Recorded 6 multi-hit games , including a pair of 3-hit performances . Hit significantly better against LHP (. 304 BA , 46 AB ) than RHP (. 212 BA , 66 AB ). Played both shortstop ( 33 GM , . 957 FP , 5 E ) and second base ( 4 GM , 1.000 FP , 0 E ).
Career Notes : Owns a . 348 on-base percentage and features a 63 % stolen-base success rate .
College Notes : Hit . 371 in his final season at Western Oklahoma State College while scoring 55 runs and stealing 35 bases in 51 games played . Before college , attended Xaverian High School in Brooklyn , NY . The high school has produced five MLB players , including 2001 All-Star infielder Rich Aurilia .
YEAR |
CLUB |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
K |
SB |
2014 |
Greeneville ( R ) |
. 190 |
52 |
158 |
25 |
30 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
36 |
26 |
2 |
2015 |
Tri-City ( A ) |
. 250 |
40 |
112 |
20 |
28 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
21 |
29 |
4 |
2016 |
Quad Cities ( A ) |
. 198 |
29 |
91 |
18 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
45 |
9 |
|
Lancaster ( A ) |
. 273 |
54 |
176 |
40 |
48 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
31 |
45 |
11 |
|
Corpus Christi ( AA ) |
. 304 |
23 |
69 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
1 |
2017 |
Corpus Christi ( AA ) |
. 223 |
114 |
363 |
34 |
81 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
45 |
100 |
8 |
|
Career Totals |
. 233 |
312 |
969 |
143 |
226 |
26 |
5 |
2 |
71 |
164 |
236 |
35 |
35