Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Leonardo Jimenez was born May 17, 2001, in Chitre, Panama. He is an infielder in the MLB.

He is ranked 13th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.

Jimenez signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, receiving an $800,000 signing bonus. He began his minor league career in 2018 with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .250 in 37 games. He spent 2019 almost exclusively with the Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .298 in 56 games.