César Jiménez

César Jiménez
César Jiménez

Seattle Mariners — No. 37
Pitcher
Born: November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 27)
Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
MLB debut
September 11, 2006 for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
(through 2011 Season)
Win–loss record     0–2
Earned run average     5.40
Strikeouts     36
Teams

César Enrique Jiménez (born November 12, 1984 in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Jiménez bats and throws left-handed.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Jiménez was signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2001; he was signed by Mariners scout Emilio Carrasquel. That year, he took part in the Mariners Fall Instructional League.

In 2002, he excelled being named Dominican Team's Most Valuable Pitcher by the Mariners organization, he went 7-1 with a 0.83 ERA in 65.1 innings of work. He also pitched in Peoria [disambiguation needed ][ambiguous] and Everett, going a combined 2-1, 2.78 ERA in 22.2 innings in 9 relief games between the two teams. At the end of the season, he participated in the 2002 Arizona Instructional League.

He appeared in 28 games (20 starts) for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2003 and won three consecutive starts twice. He was named to the Midwest League All-Star Team and played for Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League.

Jiménez struck out a career-high 80 batters in 86.3 innings during the 2004 season playing for the Inland Empire 66ers. Jiménez held opponents to a .242 batting average.

He started the 2005 season with San Antonio, going 3-5, with a 2.62 ERA with four saves on the season and team-high 45 games. He allowed just three home runs in 68.2 innings of work and appeared in four games in relief with Tacoma from July 7-19. He allowed eight runs in 7.2 innings pitched. On the disabled list from July 26-August 2 with a tendinitis of the left biceps, he came back from his DL stint to post a 1-1 record, 2.00 ERA in 18.0 innings in 10 August appearances.

In 2006, he started with the Missions for the second season in a row, but was soon called up to the Tacoma Rainiers. He tossed a complete game, one-hitter on June 28, the first Tacoma pitcher with a one-hitter since Derek Lowe on August 16, 1996. He was called-up to Seattle on September 11, where he made four appearances and had a 14.73 ERA. He allowed 13 hits over 7 1/3 innings. Jimenez allowed five runs in his only start September 25 against the Oakland Athletics.

Jiménez opened the 2007 season on the 60-day disabled list with a fracture of the left elbow. He was re-instated from the DL on July 9 and optioned to Triple-A Tacoma where he went 2-1 with 2 saves and a 3.51 ERA.

He started out in Tacoma in 2008, going 1-3 with a 3.55 ERA and three saves; he was called up on July 1 and made 31 appearances going 0-2 with a 3.41 ERA in 34.1 innings striking out 26.

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