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Mexican baseball player (born 1962)

Baseball player

Germán Jiménez
Pitcher
Born: (1962-12-05) December 5, 1962 (age 62) Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
June 28, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–6
Earned run average	5.01
Strikeouts	26
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Atlanta Braves (1988)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Camarena.

Germán Jiménez Camarena (born December 5, 1962) is a Mexican former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves during the 1988 season. Listed at 5' 11", 200 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

Jiménez was born in Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit. As a teenager, he pitched for local Nayarit teams. In 1980, he was a member of the Mexico national baseball team in the Amateur World Series, and later played for the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican League. In 1988, he was purchased by the Braves from Jalisco and made his debut for the big team in the midseason.

In one season career, Jiménez posted a 1–6 record with a 5.01 ERA in 15 appearances, including nine starts, giving up 31 earned runs on 65 hits and 12 walks while striking out 26 in 55+2⁄3 innings of work. His only win came at expense of the New York Mets, 4–2, at Shea Stadium. After that, he was demoted to Double-A Greenville Braves in 1989 and had an 11–7 mark with a 3.48 ERA in 22 starts.

References

"Germán Jiménez". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Retrosheet
Braves 4, Mets 2 - box score

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