Forbes valued the organization at $4.06 billion earlier this year, ranking it the fourth most-valuable team in the world, behind only the Dallas Cowboys, Manchester United and archrival Real Madrid. [40][41] To add Solarte to the roster, the Yankees designated Núñez for assignment. Mr. Núñez was the organization’s longest-serving president, holding the office from 1978 to 2000. Nunez represented the Yankees in the league's All-Star Game. Heading into the 2013 season, Yankees' General Manager Brian Cashman said that if Núñez were to make the team, he would do so as a utility infielder, reversing the team's position. And in 1979, at Cruyff’s suggestion, it set up La Masia, a youth academy that has trained players such as Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández and Lionel Messi, Barça’s current captain and physics-defying forward. Survivors include his wife, Maria Lluïsa Navarro; and two sons, Josep Maria Núñez and Josep Lluís Núñez Jr., a fellow FC Barcelona official who was also convicted on bribery charges. In a late July game, Núñez suffered a left knee contusion and was placed on the injured list on July 30. [54] The Red Sox removed him from their postseason roster due to the injury. With Trenton, he had a .322 batting average in 123 games and appeared in the Eastern League All-Star Game,[1] in which he got two hits. [22] With the Yankees, Núñez played approximately two games a week, allowing Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to rest more often. It was the first pinch-hit homer of Núñez's career,[59] as well as the first pinch-hit home run in the World Series since 2009. [51] On September 9, Núñez injured his right knee,[52] later diagnosed as a sprained posterior cruciate ligament. [34] Though they were willing to trade Jesús Montero, their top hitting prospect, the Yankees considered Núñez untouchable in trade negotiations. FC Barcelona had a successful start in regional and national cups, competing in the Campionat de Catalunya and the Copa del Rey.In 1902, the club won its first trophy, the Copa Macaya, and participated in the first Copa del Rey, losing 1–2 to Bizcaya in the final. On September 1, 2012, the Yankees promoted Núñez from Triple-A and manager Joe Girardi placed him into the starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles for that day. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94. The son of a customs officer, he went on to build what was widely regarded as the largest construction company in Catalonia, Núñez i Navarro, before being elected president of FC Barcelona. He played minor league baseball in their organization from 2005 through 2010, until he made his MLB debut with the Yankees on August 19, 2010. Núñez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 12 after missing the previous week due to soreness in his left rib cage. [6] Going into the 2006 season, Baseball America ranked Núñez the sixth-best prospect in the Yankees organization, and the prospect with the best throwing arm. [9], In 2007, Núñez started the season with Charleston, and was named the starting shortstop for the Southern Division in the SAL All-Star Game. On July 5, Núñez was named to his first All-Star Game. [18] Núñez debuted on the same day, replacing Jeter in the seventh inning and fouling out in his only plate appearance.