Leo Jiménez
Panamanian baseball player (born 2001)
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Leonardo Joel Jiménez (born May 17, 2001) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays.
| Leo Jiménez | |
|---|---|
| Miami Marlins – No. 19 | |
| Shortstop / Second baseman | |
| Born: May 17, 2001 Chitré, Panama | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2024[a], for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through August 9, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .210 |
| Home runs | 7 |
| Runs batted in | 33 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Toronto Blue Jays
Jiménez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, receiving a $800,000 signing bonus.[2] He began his minor league career in 2018 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .250 in 37 games.[3] He spent 2019 almost exclusively with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .298 in 56 games.[3]
Jimenez did not play in game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2021, he spent most of the year with the Single–A Dunedin Blue Jays, playing in 54 games and batting .316/.517/.381 with one home run and 19 RBI. On November 19, 2021, Toronto added Jimenez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]
In 2022, he started the season with the High-A Vancouver Canadians.[3] Jiménez was optioned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to begin the 2023 season.[6] In 94 games split between New Hampshire and the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, he batted .270/.366/.401 with 8 home runs, 47 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. Jiménez was optioned to Triple–A Buffalo to begin the 2024 season.[7]
On July 2, 2024, Jiménez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Isiah Kiner-Falefa.[8] He made his major league debut two days later, starting at shortstop against the Houston Astros.[9] In 63 appearances for the Blue Jays during his rookie campaign, Jiménez slashed .229/.329/.358 with four home runs and 19 RBI.
Jiménez was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the 2025 season.[10] He made 18 appearances for Toronto during the regular season, batting .069/.129/.172 with one home run and one RBI.
On March 25, 2026, Jiménez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays after failing to make the team's Opening Day roster.[11]
Miami Marlins
On March 29, 2026, Jiménez was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Dub Gleed.[12]
Notes
- Jiménez made his MLB debut on July 4, 2024. On August 26, 2024, he appeared in the resumption of a suspended game that had begun on June 26, 2024.[1] As all MLB statistics are recorded on the date that a game started, Jiménez has MLB statistics with a June 26 date.