Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Dany Jiménez was born December 23, 1993, in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

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) 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).

On December 12, 2019, Jiménez was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2019 Rule 5 draft. He made his major league debut on July 23, 2020, pitching a scoreless 1⁄3 of an inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

On March 15, 2021, Jiménez was returned to the Blue Jays and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. 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.

On November 4, 2021, Jiménez signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics. On April 7, 2022, the A's selected Jiménez's contract, adding him to their opening day roster.