Dominic Manuel Núñez (born January 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
[2] After signing with the Rockies, he was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies to begin his professional career; he spent the whole 2013 season there, batting .200/.269/.323 in 195 at bats with 24 runs, three home runs, and 23 RBIs in 55 games, while primarily playing second base and shortstop.
He returned to Grand Junction in 2014 and greatly improved, slashing .313/.384/.517 in 176 at bats with eight home runs and 40 RBIs in 46 games, while playing catcher.
[3] While Núñez did not appear in a game for the Rockies in the shortened 2020 season, he was named to the team's 2021 Opening Day roster.
[9][10] He served as the Rockies backup catcher throughout the season, hitting .189/.293/.399 in 288 at bats, with 10 home runs and 33 RBIs in 81 games.
[4] On November 15, Núñez was designated for assignment by the Giants after they protected multiple prospects from the Rule 5 draft.
[13] On August 8, 2023, Núñez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.