Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:22 pm
RENATO NUNEZ 1B/3B/DH has just signed a 3 year deal at 2 million a year says the Associated press.Nunez has power of clubbing 31 HR's last year Núñez was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on May 13, 2018 and outrighted to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides two days later on May 15. His contract was selected two months later on July 20, and he made his Orioles debut as the starting third baseman in a ten-inning 8–7 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre that same night. His opportunity at becoming the regular third baseman was made possible by the fire sale trade of Manny Machado two days prior during the All-Star break. He played in 60 games and batted .275/.336/.445/.781 with thirteen doubles, seven homers and twenty runs batted in by the end of 2018.He achieved his first-ever five-hit game in a 6–5 away defeat to the New York Yankees on August 14, 2019.The starting designated hitter in 109 games in 2019, he ranked second on the team with 31 home runs and 90 runs batted in and third in doubles with 24