Dom Nunez

Dominic Manuel Núñez (born January 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies. He was selected by the Rockies in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in 2019.

Amateur career Núñez was drafted by the Rockies in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft out of Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, for whom he had played shortstop on the baseball team. He committed to play college baseball at UCLA, but chose to sign with the Rockies instead of attending college.

Professional career Colorado Rockies 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 RBI 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 RBI in 46 games, while playing catcher.

In 2015, Núñez played for the Asheville Tourists where he batted .282/.373/.448 in 373 at-bats with 61 runs, 13 home runs, and 53 RBI in 104 games, as on defense he caught 21% of runners. Núñez spent 2016 with the Modesto Nuts where he batted .241/.321/.362 in 390 at-bats with ten home runs and 51 RBI in 105 games, as on defense he caught 43% of runners.

Núñez played in 2017 with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats where he batted .202/.335/.354 with 37 runs, 11 home runs, and 28 RBI in 95 games. In 2018, he returned to Hartford, batting .222/.320/.343 in 377 at-bats with nine home runs and 42 RBI in 92 games. He began 2019 with the Albuquerque Isotopes.

On August 13, 2019, the Rockies selected Núñez's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut that night versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, and hit a home run off Yoan López for his first MLB hit.

In 2019 with Albuquerque, Núñez batted .244/.362/.559 in 213 at-bats, with 43 runs, 14 doubles, 17 home runs, and 42 RBI. He served as the Rockies backup catcher throughout the season, hitting .189/.293/.399 in 288 at-bats, with 10 home runs and 33 RBI in 81 games. On November 18, he was non–tendered and became a free agent.

Chicago Cubs On January 3, 2023, Núñez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. In 45 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, he batted .216/.368/.366 with four home runs, 21 RBI, and four stolen bases. On August 6, Núñez was released by the Cubs organization.

Pittsburgh Pirates On August 8, 2023, Núñez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. In 18 games for the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, he batted .119/.224/.186 with one home run and one RBI. Núñez elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Cleveland Guardians On January 30, 2024, Núñez signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians. In 68 games for the Triple–A Columbus Clippers, he slashed .202/.330/.339 with five home runs and 19 RBI. Núñez elected free agency following the season on November 4.

On December 16, 2024, Núñez re–signed with Cleveland on a new minor league contract. In 32 games for Triple-A Columbus, he hit .136 with six home runs and 16 RBI. On June 6, 2025, Núñez was added to Cleveland's active roster after Austin Hedges suffered a concussion. He played in two games for the Guardians, going 2-for-7 (.286). On November 6, Núñez was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Columbus; he subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.

On January 7, 2026, Núñez re-signed with the Guardians on another minor league contract.