Juan Jaime

Juan Jose Jaime Hernandez (born August 2, 1987) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jaime and the second or maternal family name is Hernandez.
Juan Jaime
Jaime with the Atlanta Braves
Pitcher
Born: (1987-08-02) August 2, 1987
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 20, 2014, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last MLB appearance
April 12, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average5.93
Strikeouts19
Teams

Career

Washington Nationals

Jaime signed as an amateur free agent with the Washington Nationals. In 2007, Jaime pitched for the Nationals team in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League. He logged a total of 26⅔ innings in 14 relief appearances, winning 3 games, losing none, and recording a 1.35 ERA. During this span, he struck out 34 batters while issuing just 14 bases on balls.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Following the 2010 season, Jaime was claimed off waivers from the Nationals by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1] He was designated for assignment on August 13, 2011,[2]

Atlanta Braves

He subsequently signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on August 18.[3]

Jaime missed all of the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to Tommy John surgery, returning to baseball in 2012 with High-A Lynchburg.[4] As the team's closer, in 42 appearances, he was 1-3 with a 3.16 ERA and 18 saves, striking out 73 in 51.1 innings. Jaime played 2013 with Double-A Mississippi, where in 35 appearances, he was 2-5 with a 4.07 ERA, striking out 70 in 42 innings. Jaime began 2014 with Triple-A Gwinnett, where in 27 appearances as the team's closer, he was 1-0 with a 2.39 ERA and 13 saves, striking out 40 in 26.1 innings.

On June 19, 2014, Jaime was called up to Atlanta, replacing the injured Pedro Beato.[5] The next day, he made his major league debut, registering two strikeouts and preserving a tie in one inning of extra inning work against the team that originally signed him, the Washington Nationals.[6]

Jaime was designated for assignment by the Braves on April 13, 2015.[7]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On May 27, 2015, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (with Alberto Callaspo, Eric Stults and Ian Thomas) in exchange for Juan Uribe and Chris Withrow.[8][9] He spent the rest of the season in the Dodgers farm system.

Chunichi Dragons

Jaime signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball on December 1, 2015.[10] On 29 October, it was confirmed that Jaime would be released from the Dragons along with Ricardo Nanita, Leyson Septimo, Drew Naylor and Anderson Hernandez.[11][12]

Saraperos de Saltillo

On April 10, 2017, Jaime signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 2, 2017.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On May 9, 2017, Jaime signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 23, 2017.

References
  1. "D-backs claim Jaime off waivers from Nats | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  2. Gilbert, Steve (August 13, 2011). "Overbay returns to D-backs". MLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. Piecoro, Nick (August 18, 2011). "Jaime out". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. Ben Badler; Cooper, J.J.; Shonerd, Jim; Hickey, Pat; Longnecker, Clint; Sandberg, John (June 1, 2012). "Prospect Hot Sheet". Baseball America. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  5. Bowman, Mark (June 19, 2014). "Reliever Beato lands on DL; Jaime promoted". MLB.com. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  6. Bowman, Mark (June 21, 2014). "Relievers Buchter, Jaime come through in debuts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  7. Bowman, Mark (April 13, 2015). "After another wild outing, Jaime designated". MLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  8. "Dodgers officially send 3B Juan Uribe to Braves in 6-player trade". ESPN.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  9. Dilbeck, Steve (May 27, 2015). "Dodgers complete six-player trade of Juan Uribe to Atlanta Braves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  10. "Dragons part ways with veteran infielder Luna". Japan Times. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  11. "中日ナニータら外国人５選手と契約更新せず (Nanita and 4 other foreign players not given renewals)" (in Japanese). Sports Nikkan. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  12. "中日　ナニータ、エルナンデスら外国人５選手が戦力外　成績残せず (Chunichi: Nanita, Hernandez and 3 others released; did not leave an impact)" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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