Vidal Nuño

Vidal Vicente Nuño [vee-dahl' nooh'-nio] (born July 26, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays.

[1][2] Due to his poor academic track record, Nuño could not receive a scholarship from a Division I school.

After pitching to a 4.96 ERA in 21 games, the Indians released Nuño on March 26, 2011, and suggested that in order to continue his career, he should develop a changeup.

[4] Nuño began the 2011 season pitching in independent baseball for the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League, where he worked on his changeup.

[14] On May 17, 2013, Nuño was recalled back to the New York Yankees MLB roster, following an injury to Andy Pettitte that forced him to the 15-day disabled list.

In a relief outing against the Baltimore Orioles on May 21, he recorded his first major league loss after surrendering a lead-off home run to Nate McLouth in the 10th inning.

[15] Nuño competed with Michael Pineda, David Phelps, and Adam Warren for the final spot in the Yankees' starting rotation during spring training in 2014.

[16] Pineda won the final spot, and Nuño made the Yankees' Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher.

[21] On June 3, 2015, the Diamondbacks traded Nuño and Mark Trumbo to the Seattle Mariners for catcher Welington Castillo, reliever Dominic Leone and prospects Gabby Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer.

[23] When he won a start on September 9, it was his first major league victory since June 27, 2014, and he broke a string of 44 appearances and 20 starts without a win; his 20-start winless streak had been tied for the longest active streak without a win in the major league's with Atlanta's Shelby Miller.

On November 6, 2016, the Mariners traded Nuño to the Los Angeles Dodgers for catcher Carlos Ruiz.

[25] Nuño and the Dodgers avoided salary arbitration on January 10, 2017, by agreeing to a one-year, $1.125 million contract.

[32] On January 17, 2019, Nuño signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals that included an invitation to spring training.

On June 1, 2021, Nuño signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Nuno with the New York Yankees
Nuño pitching for the Seattle Mariners