Eduardo Nunez

Eduardo Michelle Núñez Méndez (born June 15, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and San Francisco Giants. Although shortstop is his primary position, Núñez serves as a utility infielder, and played in the outfield for the Yankees as well.\n', ' The Yankees signed Núñez as an international free agent in 2004. He played minor league baseball in their organization from 2005 through 2010, until he made his MLB debut with the Yankees on August 19, 2010. Due to struggles and inconsistency, Núñez was designated for assignment by the Yankees at the start of the 2014 season. He was traded to the Twins, and enjoyed a breakout season in 2016, when he was named to appear in the MLB All-Star Game. He was traded to the Giants in 2016, and to the Red Sox in 2017.\n', ' The New York Yankees signed Núñez as an international free agent in February 2004. The organization introduced him to Derek Jeter, his childhood idol, at a press conference, where they told Jeter that Núñez was to be their eventual replacement for Jeter as the Yankees\' starting shortstop.\n', '