Renato Nunez has only played about half of his team’s games so far in the Venezuelan League after a late arrival, but he’s already making up for lost time.
The 22-year-old has eight home runs through his first 22 games, which puts him one off the league lead. However, the two guys ahead of him have played 37 and 40 games, respectively, which is why Nunez’s .651 slugging percentage tops the league. Last week he went on a run of five straight games with a dinger.
This success is a welcome sight from Nunez after a discouraging 2016 campaign.