Ubaldo Jiménez

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Ubaldo Jiménez Garca (born January 22, 1984) is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher.

He played for the Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, and Baltimore Orioles.

In 2010, Jiménez became an MLB All-Star.

He pitched the first no-hitter in Rockies' franchise history last year. While pitching against the Washington Nationals, Jimenez won his 100th game as a member of the Baltimore Orioles on September 22, 2015.

He became an American citizen in 2016.

Early life

Jiménez was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Ubaldo's father, Carlos, served in the Dominican Army, but the family never had enough funds to buy a house. He was given a job by the New York Mets at 16 years old, but his mother said he could not sign because he had to finish high school. In part, he joined the Colorado Rockies on April 25, 2001 because they allowed him to leave training to finish high school.

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Career

Jiménez made his MLB debut on September 26, 2006. During the eighth inning of an 11–4 home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he came in as a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He had two hits and no runs. On October 1, he would make his first MLB appearance against the Chicago Cubs on the road, marking the end of the regular season. In an 8–5 loss, Jiménez had three hits and three earned runs over a span of 6+23 innings. He wasn't allowed a call for the game.

Jiménez won his first MLB victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 29, 2007. He pitched six innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs. The Rockies won the game 9–6. He earned the distinction of giving up Barry Bonds' 762nd and final home run on September 5. Jiménez made his Major League Baseball postseason debut against the Philadelphia Phillies on October 6 in Colorado. As part of a 2–1 victory (the Rockies won the series a series of runs over the Phillies), he got the game and pitched six innings, giving three hits and one earned run. Jiménez, on the other hand, was not given a decision for the game. On October 12, he played in his second straight game of the postseason against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the road in Game 2 of the 2007 National League Championship Series. He pitched five innings, giving up one hit and one earned run. The Rockies would eventually win the game, 3–2, but Jiménez suffered his second straight postseason no-decision. In the 2007 World Series, Colorado defeated Arizona and the Boston Red Sox. Jiménez started Game 2 in Boston, losing by 2–1. In 4+23 innings, he allowed three hits and two earned runs. Boston defeated Colorado, beating Colorado for the first time.

Jiménez's average earned run average was 12-12 in 2008, ranking 12–12 in 12 out of 1212 runs. The National League was led by his 34 starts. He had the fastest fastball among starters in the Major Leagues, throwing 94.9 mph.

Jiménez signed a four-year, $10 million contract with a club option up to 2013–14 during the 2008 offseason. He went 15–12 with a 3.47 ERA in 2009, his second full season as a starter in the majors. Jiménez played at least six innings in a franchise-record 25 consecutive starts from May 1 to September 7.

During the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Jiménez pitched for the Dominican Republic. He set a single-start strike out record on March 10, fanning ten of the 13 batters he faced during his 65-pitch, four-inning appearance against the Netherlands in Round One.

Jiménez no-hit the Atlanta Braves 4–0 at Turner Field on April 17, 2010, the first no-hitter in the franchise's history. While striking out 7, he walked 6 batters and throwing a career-high 128 pitches (72 for strikes). In the game, he faced 31 batters. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Dexter Fowler saved the no-hitter by diving catch in center field. During the game, Jiménez's fastball hit 100 mph three times, with a speed of 96.8 mph. Jiménez converted from the windup to the stretch delivery after releasing a lead-off walk in the fifth inning (his sixth total walk of the game). He didn't allow a walk for the remainder of the game after the switch. Jiménez also contributed to his own cause offensively by scoring Brad Hawpe with a fourth-inning single; he later scored on a Carlos González double one batter.

Jiménez was named National League Pitcher of the Month for April, becoming the second pitcher in Rockies history to win a Pitcher of the Month award. In the month of April, Jiménez was only the second pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter and gain five victories. He also set a new franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings (22+13) for a starting pitcher (the streak was eventually snapped on May 3 after 251–3 straight scoreless innings). He surpassed his record of not just starting pitchers but also relievers (Gabe White previously held the team record of 29 consecutive scoreless innings). Jiménez was the first pitcher since Jack Morris in 1986 to have two streaks of at least 25 runs in a season. In May, he was named National League Pitcher of the Month once more. He became the first pitcher in Rockies history to win the award more than once, and he was the first pitcher since Pedro Martnez in 1999 to win the award in both April and May.

Jiménez was the third pitcher in MLB history to win 11 out of his first 12 games and had an ERA under 1.00 (0.93). With 11 starts, he had the lowest ERA (0.8%) in MLB history. In a 2–0 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he went seven innings, giving up two runs and one earned run. Jiménez, along with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, was selected as a National League All-Star in the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. He made the game leading all Major League pitchers with a 15-1 record and a 2.20 ERA as of July 8. Jiménez was named the starting pitcher for the National League All-Star team on July 12, 2010, ahead of fellow NL aces Tim Lincecum, Roy Halladay, and Adam Wainwright. He threw 25 runs, one strikeout, one walk, and three baserunners in two scoreless innings. And Jiménez's first All-Star pick was the NL's first All-Star victory since 1996, and it was the NL's first All-Star pick. Jiménez will finish the season on a sad note going 4-7 after the All-Star break. Jiménez, a 19-08 batter with 214 strikeouts, had a career of 2.88 in 221+2/3 innings pitched for the Rockies. His 19 victories tied for the first time in Rockies history.

Jiménez's record in the following season was 6-9, with the Rockies, who at the time were considering trading Ubaldo.

Jiménez was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Alex White, Joe Gardner, Matt McBride, and Drew Pomeranz. Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated wrote "Jimenez has great stuff, a solid frame, and a blast furnace's work ethic," but he was working an alarming number of innings in high altitude environments, putting a strain on the Rockies' ace. In a 2012 interview during spring training, Jiménez would recount the challenging days he spent with the Rockies group. "It's been really tough being in the Rockies." I went through a lot of things that people outside of the organization don't know about. However, me and the people in the front office know."

Jiménez was suspended five games by MLB for assaulting ex-teammate Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch on the elbow the day before. They walked toward each other and were separated, but no punches were fired or no ejections were made, and no ejections were made. After Jiménez and his former colleague Carlos González received lucrative employment extensions after the 2010 season, he and his colleague Carlos González did not, but Jiménez did not. He had intended to appeal the suspension but later decided not to do so. Jiménez struggled with his leadership and ended up in his shortest outing on the season on July 14, losing after 2+13 innings and setting a record-high 8 earned runs in a debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 14. His ERA in his previous seven games was 2.14, but after the defeat, his record fell to 8–8 and ERA increased to 5.09. Jiménez suffered to a career-high 17 losses in nine games for the Indians, winning 9 games. With 16 pitches, he led the league in wild pitches.

Jiménez returned to action in 2013, posting a record of 13–9 in 32 starts for the Indians. He also dropped his ERA to 3.30, two runs behind his previous year.

On November 1, 2013, Jiménez decided to opt out of the Indians' final year and become a free agent.

Jiménez's 2014 season gave him a four-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, earning him a four-year contract.

Jimenez threw six innings against the Red Sox in his first appearance with the Orioles, losing for four runs and a loss. In his first five appearances, he would continue to lose his next three decisions. In his first month with the O's, he pitched to a 6.59 ERA and went 0–4 for his first month. On May 2, he scored 713 scoreless innings against the Twins, his first victory as a member of the Orioles. Jimenez was placed on the 15-day DL on July 11, 2014, due to a right ankle sprain.

Jimenez was 6–9 in 25 games (22 starts) during his first season with Baltimore. He was drafted on the team's ALDS roster but did not appear in the series. Despite being on the ALDS roster, Jimenez was left off the O's ALCS roster against the Kansas City Royals. Because of his dreadful season, Orioles President Dan Duquette refused to fire him or trade him because the team felt he could return to that season of glory.

Jimenez pitched 7 shutout innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 11, 2015, his first start of the season. He allowed only two base runners, a single by José Reyes in the 4th, a walk to him in the 6th, and a strike out 8. For the first time in his career, home plate umpire Jordan Baker was suspended on April 17, 2015, in a game against the Boston Red Sox. Jiménez had struck Pablo Sandoval in the right shoulder. Since Sandoval had slid into second baseman Jonathan Schoop, Baker called the play intentional, he made the ball break up a double play.

Jimenez had a disappointing second half after the All-Star break, starting 7–4 with a 2.81 ERA in 17 starts. He had a moderately 4.11 ERA in 32 starts in the 2015 season. In 184 innings pitched, he went 12–10 with a 1.32 WHIP and 168 strikeouts.

Jimenez wanted to build on the previous season's success, but the first half brought a ERA of 7.38 to 18.18 appearances. Jimenez played his first complete game since 2011. Jimenez retired 25 of the final 26 batters he faced, including the final 17 batters of the game, after allowing a 3-run home run in the first inning for the Rays. It was also the Orioles' first complete game since September 3, 2014. Jimenez lowered his ERA to below six for the first time since May 17. He pitched seven innings of 2-run ball, his fourth straight quality start and fifth straight start with fewer runs allowed. Jimenez has an 8–12 record and a 5.44 ERA in 29 games, 25 starts, and will finish the season on a high note.

Jimenez started the game in the Wild Card game with 1 out and no one on base. He went on to give up three straight hits, the last of which was a game and season-end walk-off home run to Edwin Encarnacion, snapping the Orioles season.

Jimenez was the Orioles' fourth starter on the season. Jimenez had his worst season in career (1981), earned runs (108) and home runs allowed (33). Jimenez's last season in Baltimore marked his fourth season as a result of 32-42 and an ERA of 5.22.

Jimenez signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on February 5, 2020 and was invited to spring training. Jimenez was released by the Rockies group on July 20, 2020.

On September 17, 2020, Jimenez announced that he would have dropped out of professional baseball.

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Honors and awards

• National League All-Star starting roster in the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
• 2× National League Pitcher of the Month (April – May 2010)
• No. 24 of Baseball's Best Minor League Players – MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006.
• No. 30 of Baseball's Best Minor League Players – MLN FAB50 Baseball 2005.
• No. 32 of Baseball's Best Minor League Players – MLN FAB50 Baseball 2004.