Eduardo Rafael Jiménez (born April 4, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional

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for the

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of the

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Detroit Tigers

Jiménez signed with the

as an intentional free agent on July 11, 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers, going 0–5 with a 3.61 ERA in innings. He returned to the VSL Tigers in 2013, going 4–2 with a 3.21 ERA in innings. He underwent

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and missed the 2014 season. In 2015 after finishing his rehab, he appeared in 4 games for the

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, pitching 5 scoreless innings. He played for the

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in 2016, going 0–0 with a 2.70 ERA in 13 innings. He split the 2017 season between the

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and the

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, combining to go 1–2 with a 2.13 ERA in innings. While with West Michigan that season, he was suspended 30 game for his actions during an on-field brawl where he threw a baseball at opposing players, striking one player in the leg. He returned to Lakeland and spent the 2018 season there, going 3–4 with a 3.42 ERA in 50 innings. He played for the

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of the

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during the 2018 offseason. On November 20, 2017, the Tigers added Jiménez to their

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to protect him from the

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. He began the 2019 season playing for the

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and the

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. On May 5, the Detroit Tigers called up Jiménez to replace Drew VerHagen, who was designated for assignment. He made his major league debut on May 7, pitching a scoreless inning in relief. He was sent back down to Toledo three days later. Jiménez was outrighted off the Tigers roster on October 23. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 12, 2019, Jiménez signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Jiménez became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiménez, Eduardo 1995 births Living people Baseball players from Cumaná Connecticut Tigers players Detroit Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Gulf Coast Tigers players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mesa Solar Sox players Senadores de Caracas players Toledo Mud Hens players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan Summer League Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players