Biography
Nasim Emmanuel Nuñez (born August 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
Miami Marlins
Nuñez attended Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia. He was drafted in the second round with the 46th overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins. He signed, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Clemson University.
After signing, Nuñez was assigned to the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Marlins where he compiled a .211/.354/.251 slash line and 28 stolen bases over 48 games. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nuñez began the 2021 season with the Single–A Jupiter Hammerheads, batting .243 with 10 RBI and 33 stolen bases over 52 games. He missed time at the end of the season with a leg injury.
Nuñez split the 2022 season between the High–A Beloit Snappers and Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, accumulating a .251/.384/.317 batting line with two home runs, 41 RBI, and 70 stolen bases across 123 games. He returned to Pensacola in 2023, playing in 125 games and hitting .225/.341/.286 with five home runs, 43 RBI, and 52 stolen bases.
Washington Nationals
On December 6, 2023, the Washington Nationals selected Núñez from the Marlins in the Rule 5 draft. Núñez made the team's Opening Day roster out of spring training. In 51 appearances for Washington during his rookie campaign, Núñez batted .246/.370/.262 with one RBI and eight stolen bases.
Núñez was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2025 season.