Jimenez Promoted to Baysox
May 2, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Frederick Keys News Release
FREDERICK, MD - On Wednesday afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles announced the promotion of Francisco Jiménez to the Double-A Bowie Baysox. He becomes the second Keys player to earn a call-up to the Eastern League in 2019 and the first Frederick pitcher to receive a promotion. On April 27, Zach Jarrett became the first Keys player to be moved up.
Although Jiménez, 24, has pitched for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, this is the right-hander's first time pitching for the Baysox. In seven games with Frederick this season, he went 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in seven games. Over 21 innings, he allowed three runs on 12 hits to go with eight walks and 15 strikeouts. He posted one save and finished five games.
Opponents slashed just .167/.250/.278 off Jiménez with a .528 OPS. He worked at least three innings on five occasions. This included in his final outing with the Keys on Monday against Wilmington where he allowed one run on three hits in 3.2 innings to go with five strikeouts.
Jiménez was in his second full season in Frederick after making one appearance in 2017 and 14 in 2018. He also made 11 relief outings with Norfolk, tallying a 4.64 ERA in 11 games.
He was signed by the Orioles as an international free agent in 2011. Scott Burke takes the roster spot of Jiménez.
The Keys hit the road for a three-game series in Lynchburg beginning on Friday night. Right-hander David Lebron (0-0, 4.11) starts for Frederick against Lynchburg right-hander Eli Morgan (3-0, 1.29). First pitch is at 6:00 p.m. and pregame coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on frederickkeys.com and the TuneIn radio app.
The Frederick Keys are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play their home games at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Following the 2018 season, the Keys were named the winner of the Carolina League's Complete Franchise Award. This goes to a team in the league which demonstrates franchise stability and significant contributions to its community and the league. In 2019, the team will host the Carolina League All-Star Classic presented by Visit Frederick. For more information about the Frederick Keys please contact Geoff Arnold by phone at (301)-815-9915 or by emailing at GArnold@FrederickKeys.com.
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