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Cubs DFA Eduarniel Nunez

The Chicago Cubs made a roster decision on right-handed pitcher Eduarniel Nunez just three weeks after they acquired him.

Chicago claimed Nunez off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles on June 8, and he was assigned to the ACL Cubs. However, just three weeks after Nunez was claimed, the Cubs DFA’d the pitcher on June 24.

Nunez didn’t pitch in the MLB this season, but did make his MLB debut last year. He began the 2025 season with the San Diego Padres and was 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 4 games, before being traded to the Athletics as part of the Mason Miller deal.

However, Nunez struggled with the A’s as he went 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA in 6 games, before he was traded to the Orioles in May for cash.

Nunez originally signed with the Cubs as an international free agent in 2017 and elected free agency in 2024 after he finished the year in Triple-A and never got called up.

The 27-year-old right-hander appeared in 2 games in the Cubs’ system in rookie ball, pitching two scoreless innings before being DFA’d.

More to come.