Carlos Jiminian

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Born July 28, 1968 in the Dominican Republic

Biographical information

Carlos Jiminian was a pitcher for the Lions de Savigny sur Orge in Division Elite.

He started playing ball for the Paris Université Club in the 1980s, and has won numerous French Championships, and has had some success in various European Cups over the years. He hit .222/.222/.259 for the French national team in the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, his three RBI tying Anthony Meurant for the team lead. He fielded .933 in left. He was the DH for France in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup, going 3 for 18 with 8 strikeouts. In the 1995 European Championship, he hit .313/.389/.563 as their main DH and allowed four runs in 2 1/3 IP.

In 2007, he allowed 6 runs in 7 1/3 IP and went 7 for 22 with 3 walks, two doubles and two homers for Savigny. He hit .232/.286/.354 in 2008 as a backup 1B and was 7-4 with a 3.38 ERA. In 2009, he fell to 1-4, 4.30 with a save and hit .200/.219/.200.

He coached for France in the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2012 European Championship. His son Léo Jiminian followed him onto the French national team.

Sources

• BAF website giving details on his early career.
• 2009 Challenge de France stats
• French Baseball Federation
• Defunct IBAF site