Joe Jiménez

Well, the 2022 season has not gone as planned for the Detroit Tigers as they are currently 28-45 and 13 games out of first place in the American League Central. They are also 12 games out of the final American League Wild Card spot. On the bright side, one of the most pleasant surprises for the Tigers in 2022 has been the performance of relief pitcher, Joe Jimenez.

In 2018, the Detroit Tigers saw Joe Jiménez earn the team’s all-star nod, looking like he might develop into the team’s closer of the future. In 2022, Jiménez has amassed a total of nine saves in any season to this point. Now, Jiménez looks much different this season, a season where the pitching staff is the only bright spot.

Jimenez allowed three runs on two hits in an inning of work during the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Pirates. He walked one and did not have any strikeouts. Jimenez entered the game with a sparkling 2.16 ERA this season, having allowed just two earned runs across his...

Jimenez struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief to earn a hold in Friday's win over the Royals. Jimenez has carried over a strong spring into the regular season, as he's now logged four scoreless innings with four strikeouts in the early going. The righty has been volatile before, but he has the talent to string together some good performances if he's able to find some consistency. He should continue to work in front of Michael Fulmer and Gregory Soto in the Detroit bullpen.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez was unexpectedly cut at the end of last March and slogged through a couple of chilly weeks in Toledo before getting invited back up to the big-league club in mid-April. Things were looking up, right?. Not quite. Jimenez proceeded to endure two...

Jimenez tossed a scoreless inning in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays and now has a perfect 0.00 ERA this spring with four strikeouts across five innings of work. It's a very small sample size, but after posting a 7.15 ERA in the condensed 2020 season and a...

Jimenez agreed to a one-year contract with the Tigers on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. The terms of the deal remain unclear, but Jimenez and Detroit were able to come to terms without the need of an arbiter. The 27-year-old struggled in 2021 with a 5.96 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 57:35 K:BB over 45.1 innings.

Reports surfaced earlier today that A.J. Hinch and the Detroit Tigers have selected a closer for the season: LHP Gregory Soto. With an official closer title, that leaves room to question where 27-year-old RHP Joe Jimenez fits into the bullpen, if he does at all, considering the Detroit Tigers also shelled out $13 million on a two-year contract for ex-Oakland Athletics lefty reliever Andrew Chafin.

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran shortstop Joe Jimenez (San Antonio/Johnson) has hauled in his third honor of the week, following being named to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week Wednesday morning, Jimenez has been named National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the association announced Wednesday evening.

The Detroit Tigers officially have their short stop, inking Javier Báez to a six year deal worth $140 million. He’s the second high profile free-agent signing by GM Al Avila this offseason, following LHP Eduardo Rodriguez who signed a five year, $77 million deal. And for fellow Puerto...

Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez stood on the mound Friday to pitch the ninth inning, making his season debut for Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League. The 26-year-old clashed with three batters: Vimael Machin, Nelson Velazquez and Mark Contreras. He retired his opponents in order, striking out Machin and Contreras, to earn the save in a 4-3 win over Criollos de Caguas.

Jimenez (6-1) allowed no hits and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless inning to earn the win against the White Sox on Sunday. Jimenez gave up at least one run in three of his final six appearances of the year, but he was sharp in Sunday's regular-season finale to earn his sixth win of 2021. The right-hander posted a 5.96 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in 45.1 innings and earned a save along with five holds across his 52 relief appearances this season.

Jimenez retired all four batters he faced in a 14-pitch relief appearance in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Royals. Since being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, Jimenez has come on to deliver two perfect outings out of the bullpen. He'll remain part of the bridge to closer Michael Fulmer during the final week of the regular season.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers plan to reinstate reliever Joe Jimenez to the active roster on Wednesday, 16 days after he tested positive for COVID-19. The Tigers have optioned right-handed reliever Drew Carlton to Triple-A Toledo to create a roster spot for Jimenez. Jimenez, 26, has endured an up-and-down year...

DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers have optioned relief pitcher Drew Carlton to Triple-A Toledo. Carlton gave up two runs on six hits in three and two third innings in four games for Detroit. Reliever Joe Jimenez is set to return to the Tigers after spending time on...

Jimenez (illness) will be reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Jimenez recently reported to Triple-A Toledo to work out, but he'll be able to rejoin the major-league bullpen without making a rehab appearance. Across three appearances in September prior to testing positive for COVID-19, the right-hander allowed three runs in 2.2 innings.

The Detroit Tigers have brought up two fresh arms from Triple-A Toledo for Tuesday night’s game at Pittsburgh. Right-handed reliever Bryan Garcia was recalled from the Mud Hens and the Tigers purchased the contract of veteran right-handed starter Drew Hutchison. They take the spot of two right-handers in the bullpen:...