Antonio Nicolás Muñoz Hernández (born January 17, 1949)[1] is a Cuban former baseball player who spent his 24-year career as a first baseman in the Cuban National Series (SNB). Known as "El Gigante del Escambray" (The Giant of Escambray), he played with Azucareros, Las Villas, Sancti Spíritus, and Cienfuegos.[2]
Muñoz won eight home run titles, and was the first player in the history of the National Series to reach 300 home runs. At the time of his retirement, he was the league's all-time leader in nine offensive statistics, including runs scored, doubles, home runs, total bases, walks and intentional walks.[3]