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Nuñez augments Cleveland’s organizational catching depth with another veteran presence behind Bo Naylor, Austin Hedges and David Fry heading into next season. He could factor into their plans at some point as an emergency stopgap due to injury with Fry coming off elbow surgery that is expected to prevent him from catching next year. The 29-year-old backstop has gotten into 111 games at the highest level dating back to 2019. He posted a .669 OPS with two homers in 263 plate appearances last year at Triple-A Columbus.

Nuñez, 29, will be the fourth or fifth catcher on the Guardians’ depth chart. He spent last year hitting .187/.326/.311 in 63 Triple-A games. He played in 111 games for the Rockies from 2019-22, batting .180/.280/.373.

Nuñez was released by the Cubs earlier this week and has quickly latched on with the Pirates. The 28-year-old backstop hasn’t appeared in the majors this season after getting into 111 contests for the Rockies between 2019 and 2022.

Nuñez, 27, was designated for assignment by the Giants not long after the backstop was claimed off waivers from the Rockies, and he elected free agency. He’s hit .180/.280/.373 in 347 career plate appearances, and isn’t likely to get much playing time with the Cubs even if he makes the roster.

Nuñez was designated for assignment on Monday after being claimed off waivers from Colorado the previous week. He hit .180/.280/.373 in 347 plate appearances with the Rockies over the last four seasons. He’s probably going to be viewed more as a No. 3 catcher than as a legit backup.

Nuñez was scooped up off waivers from the division-rival Rockies earlier this month and has already been jettisoned from San Francisco’s 40-man roster.

Nuñez was awful in 2022 in a limited sample with a .121 average over 41 plate appearances. He’ll likely be a depth piece for the Giants in 2023.

Nuñez will head to the minors with Elias Díaz returning from the injured list. The 27-year-old backstop has hit .121/.244/.152 across 41 plate appearances with the Rockies this season.

The 27-year-old was recalled on Thursday after Elias Díaz landed on the injured list with an injury to his right hand. He will split time with Brian Serven and was hitting .235/.354/.396 with five homers in Triple-A prior to getting the call.

With Elias Diaz heading to the injured list with a wrist injury, Nuñez will get an opportunity to spend a few weeks with the big league club. The 27-year-old has hit just .183/.284/.380 with 12 homers and 39 RBI in 342 career plate appearances at the big league level.