Overview
- Cleveland announced the minor-league contract Wednesday, which includes a non-roster invitation to major-league spring training.
- Nuñez returns after two seasons in the organization, mostly at Triple-A Columbus, with a 2025 cameo of 2-for-7 in two games before being outrighted and electing free agency.
- Known more for receiving than hitting, he owns a 29% minor-league caught-stealing rate with solid framing and blocking marks.
- His bat has lagged in the upper minors and majors, with a .206/.333/.383 line in Triple-A and .182/.280/.371 in MLB across parts of four seasons.
- The catching group features Bo Naylor, Austin Hedges and David Fry on the 40-man, with Nuñez joining fellow invitee Cameron Barstad as camp depth, as pitchers and catchers report Feb. 10 in Goodyear.