Luis Jiménez (third baseman)

Luis Domingo Jiménez Rodriguez (born January 18, 1988) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Milwaukee Brewers, and Boston Red Sox. He also played for the LG Twins of the KBO League and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)..

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Rodriguez.
Luis Jiménez
Free agent
Third baseman
Born: (1988-01-18) January 18, 1988
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 12, 2013, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
KBO: June 17, 2015, for the LG Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average.217
Home runs0
Runs batted in7
KBO statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.303
Home runs44
Runs batted in178
Teams

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Jiménez participated in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game[1] and was added to the Angels' 40-man roster after the 2011 season.

He made his debut with the Angels on April 12, 2013.[2]

Milwaukee Brewers

Jiménez was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers on October 27, 2014.[3] He was designated for assignment on May 2, 2015.[4]

Boston Red Sox

Jiménez was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on May 3, 2015.[5] He was designated for assignment on May 11 and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on May 14.[6]

LG Twins

Jiménez signed with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2015 season.

Diablos Rojos del México

On July 18, 2018, Jimenez signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican Baseball League.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On February 22, 2019, Jimenez signed to a developmental contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.[7]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 18, 2019, Jiménez signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jiménez was released by the Diamondbacks organization on May 22, 2020.

References
  1. Bollinger, Rhett (July 10, 2010). "MLB donates Fun Center for All-Star weekend". MLB.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. Baxter, Kevin (April 12, 2013). "Luis Jimenez steps up for the Angels in his major league debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. Rosiak, Todd (October 27, 2014). "Brewers claim third baseman Luis Jimenez off waivers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. "Brewers activate Carlos Gomez from disabled list". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  5. Red Sox claim infielder Luis Jimenez off-waivers. FullCount.WEEI.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2015.
  6. Red Sox's Luis Jimenez accepts outright assignment to Triple-A. CBSSports. com. Retrieved on May 14, 2015.
  7. "2019年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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