D'Angelo Jiménez

D'Angelo Jiménez
Minnesota Twins — No. --
Second baseman
Born: December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21) (age 33) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1999 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.261
Home runs	34
Runs batted in	225
Teams
New York Yankees (1999) San Diego Padres (2001-2002) Chicago White Sox (2002-2003) Cincinnati Reds (2003-2005) Texas Rangers (2006) Oakland Athletics (2006) Washington Nationals (2007)

D'Angelo Jiménez (born December 21, 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently in the Minnesota Twins organization. He is an infielder that plays primarily second base. He made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1999.

In 2002, Jiménez appeared in a game as a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing no hits and no runs. On October 23, 2006, Jiménez was released by the Oakland Athletics making him a free agent.

Jiménez started 2007 with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. The Washington Nationals purchased his contract on April 4, 2007. He appeared primarily as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement, but he was not a successful hitter. On July 19, 2007, Jimenez was called as a pinch hitter and drove in the game winning single after being in a horrible slump batting .040.^[1]

He signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on December 19, 2007, and became a free agent at the end of the season. On April 17, 2009 Jimenez signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. Later in the year he played for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. On June 19, 2010 he signed with the Minnesota Twins and will be assigned to the Rochester Red Wings. Previously he was playing Baseball in Mexico.

References

1. ^ Nats top Rockies in 10, July 19 2007

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube

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Name	Jimenez, D'angelo
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Date of birth	December 21, 1977
Place of birth	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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