Eduardo Jiménez (baseball)
Eduardo Jiménez | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cumana, Venezuela | April 4, 1995|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 2019, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 7, 2019, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 5.91 |
Strikeouts | 8 |
Teams | |
Eduardo Rafael Jiménez (born April 4, 1995) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.
Career[edit]
Detroit Tigers[edit]
Jiménez signed with the Detroit Tigers as an intentional free agent in July 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers, going 0–5 with a 3.61 ERA in 42.1 innings.[1] He returned to the VSL Tigers in 2013, going 4–2 with a 3.21 ERA in 61.2 innings.[1] He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2014 season.[2] In 2015 after finishing his rehab, he appeared in 4 games for the Gulf Coast Tigers, pitching 5 scoreless innings.[1] He played for the Connecticut Tigers in 2016, going 0–0 with a 2.70 ERA in 13 innings. He split the 2017 season between the West Michigan Whitecaps and the Lakeland Flying Tigers, combining to go 1–2 with a 2.13 ERA in 50.2 innings.[1] While with West Michigan that season, he was suspended 30 game for his actions during an on-field brawl where he threw a baseball at opposing players, striking one player in the leg.[2] He returned to Lakeland and spent the 2018 season there, going 3–4 with a 3.42 ERA in 50 innings. He played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League during the 2018 offseason.[1]
The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3] He began the 2019 season playing for the Erie SeaWolves and the Toledo Mud Hens.[1] On May 5, the Detroit Tigers called up Jiménez to replace Drew VerHagen, who was designated for assignment.[2] He made his major league debut on May 7, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[4] He was sent back down to Toledo three days later.[5] Jiménez was outrighted off the Tigers roster on October 23, 2019.[6] He became a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019.[7]
Arizona Diamondbacks[edit]
On December 12, 2019, Jiménez signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Jiménez became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Eduardo Jiménez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b c McCosky, Chris (2019-05-05). "Just a dream? Signed at 16, Eduardo Jimenez finally reaches Tigers after long road". detroitnews.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Day, Brandon (2018-02-01). "2018 BYB Tigers prospect #30: Eduardo Jimenez's power fastball could carry him to the majors". Bless You Boys. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Box Score, May 7, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Tigers' Eduardo Jimenez: Heads back to minors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Dylan A. Chase (October 24, 2019). "Quick Hits: Mets, Tigers, Kieboom, Bettis". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (2019-11-07). "Tigers' minor-league free agents include 5 who played in Detroit in 2019". mlive. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Connecticut Tigers players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Gulf Coast Tigers players
- Lakeland Flying Tigers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Sportspeople from Cumaná
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan Summer League Tigers players
- West Michigan Whitecaps players