Juan Jaime, a pitcher who made several appearances for the Atlanta Braves in 2014 and ’15, has died of a heart attack, according to MLB reporter Hector Gomez.
Jaime was 37.
A native of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic, Jaime first signed as an amateur free agent with the Montreal Expos at the end of 2004, right before they officially moved to Washington and became the Nationals.
The right-hander pitched in the Nationals’ minor league system from 2006-09 but his career was derailed by arm injuries.
He was claimed by the Diamondbacks in 2010 but never pitched for them at any level as he missed the entire 2010 and ’11 seasons due to Tommy John surgery.
Jaime returned to action for High-A Lynchburg in the Braves organization in 2012 and eventually worked his way up to the majors in 2014, making his MLB debut for Atlanta on June 20 against the Nationals, his former club, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
He recorded a 5.84 ERA in 16 appearances for the Braves that year and gave up one run in 1 ⅓ innings across two MLB appearances in 2015. That was the end of Jaime’s time in the big leagues as he was designated for assignment that April and traded to the Dodgers the next month.
Jaime pitched in the Dodgers’ minor league system in 2015 and later pitched in Japan and Mexico.
He most recently pitched for Tigres in the Colombian winter league in 2023-24.
