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BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Mets , had another player from the 2025 Eastern League championship roster make a Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. Former Rumble Ponies reliever Anthony Nunez pitched two perfect innings in his MLB debut for the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend.
The 24-year-old was selected in the 29th round of the 2019 draft, spending two seasons as an infielder in the San Diego Padres organization before being released.
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An NCAA eligibility rule, which permitted former minor league ballplayers' eligibility if they held a certain threshold of years of games played, allowed Nunez to play at the college level, but prevented him from joining a Division I or junior college program. After meeting the criteria, Nunez was granted eligibility and played at the Division II level at the University of Tampa.
The Spartans made Nunez a two-way player after a curious bullpen session found his pitching skills hitting the high 90s (miles-per-hour). Nunez signed with the Mets as a free agent in the summer of 2024 after helping the Spartans win a national title and was then traded to Baltimore at the 2025 deadline.
See Nunez make his debut with the Baltimore Orioles:
Eleven additional Binghamton Rumble Ponies players were announced to move up to the big leagues. The players were named earlier this month to the New York Mets' 2026 Spring Breakout 25-man prospect roster, including 11 members of the team's 2025 Eastern League championship roster. The players featured include 1B/OF Ryan Clifford, OF/2B A.J. Ewing, RHP Saul Garcia, OF Nick Morabito, RHP Douglas Orellana, 3B/1B Jacob Reimer, LHP Jonathan Santucci, RHP Ben Simon, OF D'Andre Smith, C/OF Chris Suero and RHP Jack Wenninger.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Former Rumble Ponies Anthony Nunez makes waves with his MLB debut
