Juan Jaime’s major league career was brief but, like many, represented the tip of an iceberg in a professional career that spanned three decades.
Jaime, who was still pitching professionally as recently as this year, died of a heart attack at age 37, according to multiple reports.
Jaime appeared in 18 games out of the bullpen for the Atlanta Braves from 2014-15, allowing nine runs across 13.2 innings.
The San Cristobal, Dominican Republic native was one of six players involved in a May 2015 trade that saw Juan Uribe go from the Dodgers to the Braves (while the two teams were playing each other in Los Angeles). Jaime, Alberto Callaspo, Eric Stults and Ian Thomas went from the Braves to the Dodgers in exchange for Uribe and pitcher Chris Withrow.
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But Jaime would not appear in a major league game with the Dodgers; he made seven appearances for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, allowing two runs and striking out seven batters in 9.2 innings.
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in Dec. 2004, Jaime also spent time in the Expos/Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations before leaving affiliated baseball in North America for Japan prior to the 2016 season.
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Most recently, Jaime pitched for the Tigres de Cartagena in the Colombian Winter League in 2024-25.
“We express our deepest regret for this unfortunate loss,” the team said in a statement Saturday, “sending a message of strength and solidarity to all of his family and loved ones.”
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