Dany Jiménez (born December 23, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants.
| Dany Jiménez | |
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| Oakland Athletics – No. 56 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 28) San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 23, 2020, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 3–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.53 |
| Strikeouts | 35 |
| Saves | 11 |
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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]
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 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]
On December 10, 2020, the Oakland Athletics selected Jiménez in the second round of the Rule 5 draft.[8]
On March 15, 2021, Jiménez was returned to the Blue Jays and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.[9] Jiménez spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He made 39 appearances for them, going 3-3 with a 2.22 ERA and 79 strikeouts. On October 5, Jiménez elected free agency.[10]
On November 4, 2021, Jiménez signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics.[11] On April 7, 2022, the A's selected Jiménez's contract, adding him to their opening day roster.[12]
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