Orioles acquire OF Jimenez from ChiSox
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The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Eloy Jimenez from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for left-handed pitcher Trey McGough.
Jimenez, 27, is in his sixth big-league season. In 65 games, he was batting .240 with 55 hits, five home runs, 16 runs batted in and an OPS of .642.
A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Jimenez won a Silver Slugger Award in the shortened 2020 season when he hit 14 home runs in 55 games.
Jimenez is in the final year of a six-year, $43 million deal, but the contract has club options in 2025 and 2026 at $16.5 million and $18.5 million, respectively.