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Baltimore Orioles promote recently acquired top prospect to Triple-A

The Orioles are promoting newly acquired relief pitcher Anthony Nunez to Triple-A Norfolk.
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Sep 30, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; A detailed view of a Baltimore Orioles logo in the stands during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Sep 30, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; A detailed view of a Baltimore Orioles logo in the stands during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

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The Baltimore Orioles are promoting one of their newly acquired prospects to the Triple-A level.

Jake Rill of MLB.com first reported on Sunday that the Orioles are promoting relief pitcher Anthony Nunez to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. Nunez was acquired last week from the New York Mets in the Cedric Mullins trade.

Nunez was originally drafted out of high school by the San Diego Padres as a 17-year-old in the 29th round of the MLB Draft. He initially played as an infielder in the Padres' farm system but was released after the 2021 season, playing in only six professional games.

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The now 24-year-old went back to school after qualifying for amateur deregulation, making him eligible to play collegiately again, this time for Division II Tampa. During his stint there, Nunez converted from an infielder to a relief pitcher in his final collegiate season in 2024, with the Mets signing him that June.

In nine games pitching for both the Florida Complex League and the Single-A St. Lucie Mets last year, Nunez was sharp, posting a 2.70 ERA with 12 strikeouts and a 1.00 WHIP across 10 innings. The right-hander followed up his impressive first stint in the Mets' minor league system by going 1-1 in 10 appearances this season for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, with a 0.63 ERA and 24 strikeouts in just 14.1 innings of work.

Nunez would end up being promoted this year to Double-A, pitching for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. In 22 appearances at the Double-A level, he went 1-0 with a 2.10 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and an impressive 36 strikeouts in 25.2 innings.

After coming over from the Mets and pitching a scoreless outing for the Orioles' Double-A affiliate, the Chesapeake Baysox, Nunez is now reportedly being promoted to Triple-A. The Orioles are hoping he can be one of the pieces to help them become a contender again in the years ahead.

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LOGAN VANDINE

Logan VanDine is a contributing writer for On SI's Mets. Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work at On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports. Give him a follow on X: @VandineLogan

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