Dany Jiménez…has one child, Dahian.
2023
Had his season shortened by injury for the second consecutive year, going 0-2 with a save, a 3.47 ERA and .555 opponents OPS in 25 appearances, including one start as an opener…missed 94 games from April 17 to Aug. 4 with a strained right shoulder...Held the opposition to a .143 batting average but walked 14 batters in 23.1 innings (5.40 per nine innings) for a .269 on-base percentage…now has a .168 opponents batting average and .285 on-base percentage in his career...Had a 5.40 ERA and .750 OPS in seven games before the injury, a 2.70 ERA and .465 OPS in 18 games after returning from the IL...Allowed a .129 (4-for-31) average and .437 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .152 (7-for-46) with a .634 OPS against right-handers…yielded all three of his home runs to righties...Held the opposition to a .115 batting average with runners on base but they hit .222 with runners in scoring position...First batters faced were 3-for-21 (.143) with two walks…allowed 2-of-7 (28.6%) inherited runners to score...Had a 2.77 ERA and .075 opponents batting average in 14 home games, a 4.35 ERA and .216 opponents average in 11 contests on the road...Logged a 1.80 ERA and stranded all four of his inherited runners in 12 day games, a 4.72 ERA in 13 outings at night...Compiled a 1.93 ERA in six appearances on no days rest and has a 1.00 ERA in 11 such games in his career...Had a 1.86 ERA in 10 games against American League West competition, a 4.61 ERA in 15 games against all other teams...Opponents were 2-for-46 (.043) against him with two strikes and he has a .076 (9-for-118) opponents batting average with two strikes in his career...Did not allow a hit to the opponent’s number two (0-for-9), six (0-for-5) and eight (0-for-7) hitters in the order…the two hitter is 0-for-18 against him in his career...Tossed one inning or fewer in 23 of his 25 appearances and never more than 1.2…did not allow a hit 17 times but issued one or more walks 10 times...Pitched for Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season and was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in seven relief appearances.
2022
Pitched in 34 games in a season shortened by two stints on the injured list and was 3-4 with a 3.41 ERA and .537 opponents OPS...Saved a team-leading 11 games, which were the fewest by an A’s team leader since Dave Beard had ten in 1983...The saves ranked second among Major League rookies in 2022 (Bautista, BAL 15) and tied for fifth in Oakland history…they were the most since Ryan Cook had 14 in 2012…converted 11-of-14 (78.6%) save opportunities...Allowed a .183 opponents batting average but issued 18 walks in 34.1 innings (4.72 per nine innings) for a .283 opponents on-base percentage...Yielded just two home runs, an average of 0.52 per nine innings...Had a 0.49 ERA, .404 opponents OPS and converted 10-of-10 save opportunities over his first 18 games through May 25…then allowed 11 runs in 3.2 innings over a five-game stretch from May 27 to June 10 when he was 1-3 with two blown saves, a 27.00 ERA and 1.189 OPS…posted a 0.73 ERA and .454 OPS over his final 11 games and had a win, a save and a blown save...Allowed 2-of-13 (15.4%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 6-for-28 (.214) but he walked six for a .353 on-base percentage...His opponents batting average broke down to .178 (8-for-45) against left-handed hitters compared to .185 (15-for-81) against right-handers…however, issued 12 of his 18 walks to lefties for a .640 OPS (.473 vs. righties)...Yielded a .163 batting average with runners in scoring position…both of the home runs he allowed were solo shots...Compiled a 5.09 ERA and .637 opponents OPS in 17 games at home compared to a 1.62 ERA and .406 OPS in 17 contests on the road…stranded all seven of his inherited runners at home… was successful in 8-of-9 (88.9%) save chances on the road...Had a 2.82 ERA and .494 OPS in 22 day games, a 4.50 ERA and .613 OPS in 12 night games...Did not allow a run in eight games (8.2 ip) against AL East teams and converted each of his three save opportunities...Had a 4.76 ERA (12 er in 22.2 ip) in the ninth inning, a 0.77 ERA (1 er in 11.2 ip) in all other innings...Opponents hit .100 with two strikes...Did not allow a hit to the opponents number two hitter in the order (0-for-8)...DAY-BY-DAY: Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and did not allow a run over his first eight games, giving him a career-high nine-inning scoreless streak dating back to July 28, 2020…was credited with his first Major League save on April 14 at Tampa Bay after pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the A’s 6-3 win…picked up his first ML win April 16 at Toronto when he struck out the side in the eighth inning of the A’s 7-5 win…took over as the A’s closer when Lou Trivino went on the injured list April 19 and converted each of his first ten save opportunities through May 25…his season-opening scoreless streak ended on April 30 against Cleveland when he allowed two unearned runs for the loss in a 3-1 decision…did not allow an earned run in nine games and nine innings in April…had four saves and a .541 opponents OPS…was charged with his first earned run on May 15 against Los Angeles (AL), snapping a 14.0-inning streak without an earned run dating back to July 28, 2020…saved his 10th game of the season May 25, which ranked fourth in the American League at the time…had a 0.49 ERA over that stretch…would save just one game over his final 16 contests…allowed 11 runs on seven hits and six walks in 3.2 innings over his next five games from May 27 to June 10…had his first two blown saves of the season over that span and posted a 1-3 record…allowed a career-high three hits May 27 against Texas…yielded a career-high four runs in 0.2 innings on June 1 against Houston…was 2-4 with 11 saves, two blown saves, a 4.38 ERA and .561 opponents OPS in 26 games when he was placed on the 15-day IL June 21 retroactive to June 19 with a strained right shoulder…was sent to Las Vegas on July 29 and retired all six batters he faced on a two-game rehab assignment, including four by strikeout…was reinstated on Aug. 2 but did not return to the closers role as he pitched in just eight games before returning to the IL with shoulder problems…struck out a career-high four in a career-high two innings on Aug. 10 against Los Angeles (AL)…also logged a career-high 30 pitches…matched his career high with two innings of scoreless relief for the win in a 4-3 victory over Seattle on Aug. 20…was 1-0 with a blown save, a 0.93 ERA and .469 opponents OPS in eight games in August when he was placed on the 60-day IL Aug. 27 with a strained right shoulder…missed the remainder of the season.
2021
Was a non-roster invitee with the A’s during Spring Training after being selected in the Rule 5 draft and compiled a 6.00 ERA in three relief appearances before he was returned to Toronto March 15…spent the entire regular season with Triple-A Buffalo and was 3-3 with three saves and a 2.22 ERA in 39 games, including one start...Allowed a .180 opponents batting average but walked a career-high 25 batters for a .290 on-base percentage...Struck out 73 batters in 44.2 innings, an average of 14.71 strikeouts per nine innings…had 69 strikeouts in relief, which ranked eighth among Triple-A East relievers...His opponents batting average included a mark of .159 (17-for-107) with a .549 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .222 (12-for-54) with a .741 OPS against left-handers...Yielded a .229 batting average with the base empty compared to .128 with runners on…opponents hit .130 with runners in scoring position, including 0-for-6 with a walk with the bases loaded...Converted all three of his save opportunities…allowed 1-of-7 (14.3%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 7-for-35 (.200) with three walks and 21 strikeouts...Did not allow a run in the eighth (10.1 ip) or ninth (2.0 ip) innings...Allowed a .114 batting average with two strikes...Held the opponents number five hitter to a .045 batting average and the six hitter to a mark of .095...Did not allow an earned run in nine appearances on one day of rest (9.1 ip)…had a 6.30 ERA in nine outings on two days rest and a 1.48 ERA when pitching on three days rest or more.…did not pitch on consecutive days...Compiled a 0.44 ERA and .130 opponents batting average in 18 outings on the road, a 3.75 ERA and .217 opponents average in 21 games at home...Tossed at least one inning in 35 of his 39 appearances…logged a season high 2.0 innings five times...Made eight relief appearances for Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season and compiled a 5.63 ERA.
2020
Made his Major League debut with San Francisco after the Giants selected him in the 2019 Rule 5 Draft from the Blue Jays organization…posted a 6.75 ERA and .200 opponents batting average in two relief appearances before he was designated for assignment July 30…was returned to Toronto Aug. 2 and did not pitch the remainder of the season…made his debut on Opening Day at Los Angeles (NL) on July 23 (0.1 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 1 so)…entered the game in the seventh inning with a runner on second, two outs and the Giants trailing 4-1…allowed the inherited runner to score plus one of his own…struck out Mookie Betts to end the inning for his first strikeout…prior to that, had never pitched above Double-A…also pitched on July 28 against San Diego and retired the side in order in the ninth inning…played for Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season and was 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and .182 opponents batting average in 10 relief appearances… struck out 15 in 9.0 innings but walked six.
2019
Had a breakout 2019 campaign while splitting the year between Class-A Advanced Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire in the Blue Jays farm system... Posted a 1.87 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 33.2 innings following a mid-June promotion to Double-A... The Giants selected him in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft from Toronto.
2018
Spent the entire season at Single-A Lansing and was 6-2 with a career-high 13 saves and a 3.84 ERA in 38 relief appearances…also had career highs in innings pitched (63.1), hits (58), runs (30), earned runs (27), walks (24) and home runs (10)…struck out 80, an average of 11.37. per nine innings…finished second in the Toronto farm system and fifth in the Midwest League in saves…was named to the ML Midseason All-Star team…had a .237 opponents batting average, which broke down to .200 against left-handed hitters compared to .256 against right-handers… yielded a .197 average with runners in scoring position…tossed at least one inning in 36 of his 38 appearances, including two or more 18 times…logged a season-high 3.0 innings six times… allowed 10 of his 30 runs in the first two games of the season…had a 2.69 ERA over his final 36 games beginning April 17…posted a 1.59 ERA and .179 opponents batting average in eight relief appearances in May…pitched for the East team in the ML All-Star Game on June 19 (0.1 ip, 1 so)… struck out a season-high seven batters in 3.0 scoreless innings on July 27 at South Bend…did not allow a run over five outings from Aug. 12 to 27 (10.0 ip)…logged a 0.69 ERA, a .186 opponents average and five saves in seven games in August…was placed on the disabled list Sept. 5 with right elbow capsulitis and missed the remainder of the season…made one appearance for Licey in the Dominican Winter League postseason (1.0 ip).
2017
Began the season in extended spring training but joined Short Season Vancouver when its season started in June…spent most of the season with the Canadians where he went 2-3 with a 6.30 ERA in six games, including three starts…also had a one-game stint with the Blue Jays affiliate in the Gulf Coast League on Aug. 21 (1.0 ip, 1 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 so)…combined for a 5.49 ERA overall…struck out 24 and walked just four in 19.2 innings…allowed a .184 opponents batting average, which broke down to .115 against left-handed hitters compared to .220 against righthanders…opponents were 1-for-19 (.053) with two walks (.143 on-base percentage) when leading off an inning…struck out a career-high nine batters June 25 against Spokane…did not allow a run in one postseason appearance (0.2 ip, 1 h, 1 so).
