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Class: Sophomore
Position: Outfielder
Bat: Right
Throw: Right
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
Hometown: Hialeah Gardens
High School: Monsignor Edward Pace
Major: Business Administration
2007: Started 42 of 46 games played…Selected first team all-Southern conference…Finished 29th in the FCCAA in hitting with a .367 average…Topped the team in doubles with 16…Tallied two triples, one home run, nine base-on-balls, nine hit-by-pitches, 23 runs and 32 RBI…Posted a .524 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage…Swiped one base in two attempts.
2006 Major League Baseball Draft: Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 16th round.
Monsignor Edward Pace High School: Played two years of baseball for coach Tom Duffin…Helped the Spartans win two district championships (2005, 2006) and a state title (2006)…Twice selected to honor roll in his senior year.
Barbara Goleman High School: Played two years of baseball before transferring to Pace.
Personal: Born September 29, 1987…Son of Carmen and Jose Jimenez…Nickname is “J.J.”