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Ubaldo Jimenez to Appear at the Colorado Rockies’ Spring Training

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Ubaldo Jimenez will be attending spring training…

The 36-year-old Dominican baseball player will return to the mound for the Colorado Rockies in spring training after being signed to a minor league contract with the team.

Ubaldo Jimenez 

The hard-throwing right-hander with the distinctive delivery was one of 21 players to receive a non-roster invitation to spring training from the Rockies on Wednesday. The list also includes catcher Drew Butera and infielder Chris Owings.

Jimenez hasn’t pitched in the majors since September 22, 2017, with the Baltimore Orioles. He was originally signed by Colorado as an amateur free agent while a teenager.

Jimenez became a fan favorite at Coors Fieldafter bursting on the scene in September 2006. The affable pitcher tossed Colorado’s only no-hitter on April 7, 2010, against the Atlanta Braves. He wound up 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA that season and finished third in the National League Cy Youngvoting.

His 19 wins remain a single-season Rockies record.

Jimenez was dealt to the Cleveland Indiansin July 2011, where he spent two more seasons before signing a free-agent deal with Baltimore prior to 2014.

He’s 114-117 over his career with a 4.34 ERA. Jimenez has struck out 1,720 in 1,870 innings.

Colorado’s pitchers and catchers are scheduled to have their first workout February 12. The first full-squad workout is set for February 17.

Cruz Signs a One-Year, $8 Million Contract with the Baltimore Orioles

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Nelson Cruz has eight million reasons to sing like an oriole…

The 33-year-old Dominican professional baseball star, a free agent, has agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles, according to ESPN and multiple sources.

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An ESPNdeportes.com source reports that Cruz’s deal also includes $750,000 in incentives. If the deal is completed, Cruz would become the Orioles’ primary designated hitter.

Cruz is one of several free agents whose signability has been hurt this offseason because they turned down qualifying offers from their previous teams, meaning the club signing them would lose a top draft pick.

However, the Orioles surrendered their first-round pick earlier this week when they signed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. So signing Cruz would only cost Baltimore a second-round pick — the 55th overall choice in the 2014 draft.

The Orioles also had previously lost a “competitive-balance pick” between the first and second rounds, because they included it in last July’s trade with Houston for pitcher Bud Norris.

Cruz also has been linked to the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and his former team, the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, the Orioles have been talking to both Cruz and free agent first baseman Kendrys Morales, but have zeroed in on Cruz in recent days.

Cruz batted .266 with 27 home runs and 76 RBIs in 109 games with the Rangers last season before serving a 50-game suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal.

A two-time All-Star outfielder, Cruz has 157 career home runs and would bolster a Baltimore lineup that already features Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Manny Machado.

Cruz, who has spent the last eight seasons with the Rangers, is one of seven right-handed hitters in baseball who have hit at least 20 home runs in each of the last five seasons.

Jimenez Agrees to Lucrative Four-Year Deal with the Baltimore Orioles

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It appears Ubaldo Jimenez will be flying high in Baltimore for the next few years…

The 30-year-old Dominican professional baseball pitcher has reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles worth approximately $48 million, according to ESPN.

Ubaldo Jimenez

Fox Sports has also reported that the two sides had reached an agreement.

Jimenez’s deal is still pending a physical.

Jimenez went 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA in 32 starts for the Cleveland Indians last season. He turned down a $14.1 million qualifying offer from the Indians, so Baltimore would have to forfeit its first-round draft pick (17th overall) to sign him.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette has been searching for a veteran starter for much of the offseason to help anchor the rotation. Jimenez is 82-75 with a 3.92 ERA over eight major league seasons.

The ight-hander broke into the majors with the Colorado Rockies in 2006. His best season was 2010, when he went 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 33 starts for the Rockies.