caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
núñez with the new york yankees right santo domingo , dominican republic 2010 august 30 , 2015 .264 18 119 minnesota twins utility player batting average home runs runs batted in august 19 15 june 1987 9 eduardo nunez.jpg eduardo núñez
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eduardo núñez

eduardo michelle núñez méndez -lrb- born june 15 , 1987 -rrb- is a dominican professional baseball utility player for the minnesota twins of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
he played in mlb for the new york yankees from 2010 through 2013 .
although shortstop is his primary position , the yankees used núñez as a utility infielder , and played him in the outfield as well .
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 .
he has served to allow derek jeter and alex rodriguez the ability to take days off in the field .
due to struggles and inconsistency , the yankees designated núñez for assignment at the start of the 2014 season .
