Dany Jiménez
Dany Jiménez | |
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Oakland Athletics | |
Pitcher | |
Born: San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | December 23, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 23, 2020, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics (through July 28, 2020) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 6.75 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Dany Jiménez (born December 23, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
Career
Toronto Blue Jays
Jiménez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on August 6, 2015.[1] He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, going 1–0 with a 5.19 ERA over 8+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2016 season between the DSL and the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, going a combined 3–2 with a 2.72 ERA over 46+1⁄3 innings in which he struck out 48 batters.[2] He split the 2017 season between the GCL and the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians, going a combined 2–3 with a 5.49 ERA over 19+2⁄3 innings in which he struck out 24 batters.[3]
Jiménez spent the 2018 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, transitioning to being a full-time relief pitcher, going 6–2 with 13 saves and a 3.84 ERA and 80 strikeouts over 63+1⁄3 innings (averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings).[4] He split the 2019 season between the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, going a combined 7–3 with 10 saves and a 2.59 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 59 innings (averaging 14.2 strikeouts per nine innings).[4]
San Francisco Giants
On December 12, 2019, Jiménez was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[5][6] He made his major league debut on July 23, 2020, pitching a scoreless 1⁄3 of an inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jiménez was designated for assignment on July 30. On August 2, Jiménez cleared waivers and was returned to the Blue Jays organization.[7]
Oakland Athletics
On December 10, 2020, the Oakland Athletics selected Jiménez in the second round of the Rule 5 draft.[8]
References
- ^ Jim Callis (December 12, 2019). "Scouting the Rule 5 Draft picks". MLB.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Kiley McDaniel (April 25, 2018). "Top 22 Prospects: Toronto Blue Jays". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Scott Mitchell (September 27, 2019). "Prospect all-star team highlights top performances in Blue Jays' system". TSN. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Shi Davidi (December 12, 2019). "Blue Jays lose right-hander Dany Jimenez to Giants in Rule 5 draft". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Maria Guardado (December 12, 2019). "Giants take Jimenez from Jays in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Jays' Dany Jimenez: Returned to Blue Jays". cbssports.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott. "A's select Jays' Jimenez in Rule 5 Draft". www.tsn.ca/. The Sports Network. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Blue Jays players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- People from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
- San Francisco Giants players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Tigres del Licey players