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Dedniel Núñez

Dedniel Núñez #72

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  • B/T: R/R
  • 6' 2"/180
  • Age: 30
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2026 Regular Season

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
8 0-0 6.48 8.1 7 1.56

Career Regular Season

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
43 2-0 3.40 53.0 66 1.08

Dedniel Núñez Bio

  • Fullname: Dedniel Omar Núñez
  • Born: 6/05/1996 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
  • Debut: 4/09/2024
Dedniel Omar Núñez
His favorite food is rice and beans cooked by his mom...Enjoys cooking...His specialty is moro de guandules...Full name is Dedniel Omar Núñez Pascual.

2025

Had two stints on the Major League roster before going down with a right elbow sprain...Underwent his second Tommy John surgery in July...Did not allow a run in six games (6.2 IP) at home and has an 11.2 scoreless inning streak at Citi Field dating back to June 28, 2024...He has not allowed an earned run in his last 16 home appearances.

2024

Had 48 strikeouts in 35.0 innings of work with New York...Had three or more strikeouts in nine games...From May 28-end of the season posted a 1.88 ERA (6 ER/28.2 IP) while going 2-0 with one save...Missed most of the second half of the season battling right elbow injuries...Made one appearance between two stints on the IL from July-October...Stranded all 13 inherited runners, including the bases loaded on July 11 vs. Washington...His 48 strikeouts are the seventh-most in Major league history by a reliever in his first 25 Major League games with 35.0 innings or less of work...Had career-high five strikeouts in 2.1 innings on June 12 vs. Miami...Earned his first Major League save on July 13 vs. Colorado with 2.0 shutout innings...Earned his first Major League win on June 25 vs. New York-AL with 2.2 innings without allowing an earned run...Made his Major League debut on April 9 at Atlanta...Struck out three in two innings...Allowed one run.

2023

Split the season between Triple-A Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton...Combined to go 3-4 with a 5.53 ERA (35 ER/57.0 IP) with 32 walks and 70 strikeouts in 40 games.

2022

Appeared in three games with Class-A St. Lucie before he was promoted to Double-A Binghamton... Posted a 3.34 ERA (11 ER/28.1 IP) with 13 walks and 43 strikeouts in 23 games at Double-A.

2021

Was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 10, 2020...Spent the season on the 60-Day IL due to "Tommy John Surgery"...Was returned to the Mets on Nov. 19, 2021.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic but did participate in the Mets' Fall Instructional League...Began the 2020 season as the No. 18 Mets prospect by MLB Pipeline, and 25th in Baseball America’s midseason ranking.
Year W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2026 Regular Season 0 0 6.48 8 0 0 8.1 7 1.56
Career Regular Season 2 0 3.40 43 0 1 53.0 66 1.08
  • Status: Active
  • Next NYM Game: 08-28 vs HOU

Splits

Duration W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
Last 7 Games 0 0 7.36 7 0 0 7.1 10 6 0 5 1.36
Last 15 Games 0 0 6.48 8 0 0 8.1 13 6 0 7 1.56
Last 30 Games - - --- - - - --- - - - - ---
Last 3 Games W L SV IP H ER BB SO
8/26 vs MIL 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
8/23 @ CWS 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1
8/22 @ CWS 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Games by Position: RP (8)

News

8/12/2026 at 8:59 PM 8/12/2026 at 8:59 PM

Dedniel Núñez K's Luis Torrens after ABS Challenge
8/12/2026 at 8:55 PM 8/12/2026 at 8:55 PM

Ball 1 confirmed after ABS Challenge
8/07/2026 at 8:49 AM 8/07/2026 at 8:49 AM

Mets' pitchers get opportunity to write their own stories
7/12/2025 at 4:10 PM 7/12/2025 at 4:10 PM

Mets reliever Núñez scheduled for Tommy John surgery
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