RHP Yeuris Jiménez tells me he has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 25-year-old spent two seasons in the Nats system, mostly at High-A Wilmington in 2026: 63 strikeouts in 54 innings with 9 saves. Big righty with real swing and miss stuff. Best of luck in Toronto, Yeuris.
Blue Jays ink Yeuris Jiménez to minor league deal
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Nov 15, 2026, 16:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 15, 2026, 15:27 EST
The Toronto Blue Jays made a minor league signing in recent days.
According to Yeuris Jiménez’ instagram page, the right-handed pitcher has signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays, though the transaction is not in the tracker as of the writing of this article. Hat tip to Twitter user natsfantatics (@natsfanatics_) for the information.
Jiménez, 25, has pitched in minor league baseball since he signed with the Miami Marlins for a bonus worth $75,000 during the 2017 International Free Agency period. Jiménez made his professional debut in 2018, and spent seven seasons in the Marlins’ farm system.
His final season in 2024 saw him split his time between Single-A and High-A, finishing with a 4.35 ERA and 3.39 FIP in 51.2 innings of work, with a 21.2 K% and 8.7 BB%. In November 2024, Jiménez elected free agency, and joined the Washington Nationals’ organization a couple months later.
His entire 2025 season was spent with the Nationals’ High-A team, where he had a 7.16 ERA and 5.42 FIP across 44 innings of work. Similarly, most of his 2026 season was spent with the same team, where he had a 3.96 ERA and 3.85 FIP across 40 outings, with a 26.6 K% and 14.2 BB%. In late-July, he joined the Nationals’ Double-A team and appeared in three games, his only three games in the upper-minors.
During his tenure with the Marlins’ Single-A team in 2024, his fastball velocity averaged 95 mph. Jiménez’ main secondary was a mid-80s slider, though he also threw a sinker and cutter as well. In 2022, he also threw a curveball, but that wasn’t in his repertoire come 2024. These numbers come courtesy of Thomas Nestico’s TJStats.
Throughout his minor league career, Jiménez is rocking a 23.3 K% and had a 26.6 strikeout percentage in 2026 with the Nationals’ High-A team. When he’s not striking batters out, he’s inducing a ground ball on over half of the balls hit in play, finishing with a ground ball rate of 50 percent or higher in all eight of his minor league seasons.
Jiménez will likely pitch for either the High-A Vancouver Canadians or Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats when the minor league season kicks off in April 2027.
Cynthia Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, DFOEdmonton, and DFOCalgary. She can be followed on Twitter @CynthiaRDelaney.