Jobel Jiménez

Jobel Jiménez (born 1974 or 1975) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.

Jobel Jiménez
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 58
Assistant hitting coach
Born: 1974/1975 (age 45)
Venezuela
Teams

Jiménez played in Minor League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for two seasons, in 1993 and 1994.[1] After his playing career, he worked as a scout and outfield instructor for the Dodgers. He then coached in the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox organizations. He joined the Cardinals organization in 2007.[2]

In August 2019, the Cardinals fired Mark Budaska as assistant hitting coach and promoted Jiménez from the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League to take Budaska's place on the major league coaching staff.[2]

References
  1. Post-Dispatch store. "Cardinals notebook: Jobel Jimenez's dream realized with promotion to St. Louis | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. Rogers, Anne. "Cards' Jimenez: 'I love to see guys improve': Venezuelan native, Triple-A hitting coach has been in St. Louis' system since '07". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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