Juan Jaime (baseball)
Juan Jose Jaime Hernandez was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves.
Career
Washington Nationals
Jaime signed as an amateur free agent with the Washington Nationals. In 2007, Jaime pitched for the Nationals team in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League. He logged a total of 26 innings in 14 relief appearances, winning 3 games, losing none, and recording a 1.35 ERA. During this span, he struck out 34 batters while issuing just 14 bases on balls.Jaime underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2010, and was subsequently ruled out for the entirety of the season. On November 19, 2010, Jaime was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was designated for assignment on August 13, 2011.
Atlanta Braves
On August 18, 2011, Jaime signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.Jaime returned to action in 2012 with the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats. As the team's closer, in 42 appearances, he was 1–3 with a 3.16 ERA and 18 saves, striking out 73 in 51 innings. Jaime played 2013 with the Double-A Mississippi Braves, where in 35 appearances, he was 2–5 with a 4.07 ERA, striking out 70 in 42 innings. Jaime began 2014 with the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, where in 27 appearances as the team's closer, he was 1–0 with a 2.39 ERA and 13 saves, striking out 40 in 26 innings.
On June 19, 2014, Jaime was called up to the Braves, replacing the injured Pedro Beato. The next day, he made his major league debut, registering two strikeouts and preserving a tie in one inning of extra inning work against the team that originally signed him, the Washington Nationals.
Jaime was designated for assignment by the Braves on April 13, 2015. On April 23, Jaime cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Gwinnett. After 2 scoreless appearances with Mississippi, he struggled to a 9.82 ERA with 4 strikeouts across 4 games for Gwinnett.