Leo Jiménez
| Leo Jiménez | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 49 | |
| Shortstop / Second baseman | |
| Born: (2001年05月17日) May 17, 2001 (age 23) Chitré, Panama | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2024[a] , for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through August 24, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .227 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
| Teams | |
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Leonardo Joel Jiménez (born May 17, 2001) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
[edit ]Jiménez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, receiving a 800,000ドル signing bonus.[2] He began his minor league career in 2018 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .250 in 37 games.[3] He spent 2019 almost exclusively with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .298 in 56 games.[3]
Jimenez did not play in game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2021, he spent most of the year with the Single–A Dunedin Blue Jays, playing in 54 games and batting .316/.517/.381 with one home run and 19 RBI. On November 19, 2021, Toronto added Jimenez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]
In 2022, he started the season with the High-A Vancouver Canadians.[3] Jiménez was optioned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to begin the 2023 season.[6] In 94 games split between New Hampshire and the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, he batted .270/.366/.401 with 8 home runs, 47 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. Jiménez was optioned to Triple–A Buffalo to begin the 2024 season.[7]
On July 2, 2024, Jiménez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Isiah Kiner-Falefa.[8] He made his major league debut two days later, starting at shortstop against the Houston Astros.[9]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Jiménez made his MLB debut on July 4, 2024. On August 26, 2024, he appeared in the resumption of a suspended game that had begun on June 26, 2024.[1] As all MLB statistics are recorded on the date that a game started, Jiménez has MLB statistics with a June 26 date.
References
[edit ]- ^ Abraham, Peter (August 26, 2024). "You thought you've seen everything in baseball? Danny Jansen just played for Red Sox and Blue Jays in the same game" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sources: Blue Jays make 2 key int'l deals". MLB.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Leo Jimenez Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season shelved". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jimenez, 3 others shielded from Rule 5 Draft". mlb.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Sent to MiLB camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays place Isiah Kiner-Falefa on injured list". ESPN.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette scratched with forearm bruise". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Chitré
- Major League Baseball players from Panama
- 21st-century Panamanian sportsmen
- Panamanian expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Panamanian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
- Bluefield Blue Jays players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Florida Complex League Blue Jays players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players