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Jose Mijares | Relief Pitcher

Team: San Francisco Giants
Age / DOB:  (28) / 10/29/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 230
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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Giants activated LHP Jose Mijares from the restricted list.
Mijares missed a week following the death of his grandmother back in Venezuela. He will be available on Tuesday. May 7 - 5:53 PM

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Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Giants placed LHP Jose Mijares on the restricted list.

Mijares will be activated on Tuesday, but since he's spent the allotted seven days on the bereavement list, the Giants had to move him to the restricted list for a day. The reliever has been in Venezuela following the passing of his grandmother.
May 6 - 9:01 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Giants placed LHP Jose Mijares on the bereavement list.

Mijares has flown back to his native Venezuela following the passing of his grandmother. He can be on the bereavement list for 3-7 days. Sandy Rosario has been recalled in a corresponding move.
Apr 29 - 7:01 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares (elbow) will face live hitters on a back field on Wednesday as he progresses in his recovery from a left posterior elbow impingement.

Mijares has been able to throw bullpen sessions already, and this should be the final hurdle before he is cleared to return to game action. Assuming there are no further setbacks, he should be counted on as a part of the Giants' Opening Day bullpen.
Source: Alex Pavlovic on Twitter
Mar 19 - 7:06 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares (elbow) felt fine throwing off flat ground Monday.

It's not clear when he'll be ready for mound work, but Mijares is progressing in the right direction. He's recovering from a left posterior elbow impingement, leaving his status for Opening Day up in the air.
Source: Andrew Baggarly on Twitter
Mar 11 - 1:39 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

An MRI on Jose Mijares' left elbow showed no structural damage.

He's been diagnosed with a left posterior elbow impingement. Mijares will receive treatment for a couple of days before being examined again, at which point we'll have a better idea when he might resume throwing.
Source: Alex Pavlovic on Twitter
Mar 1 - 12:59 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares was diagnosed with a left posterior elbow impingement.

It's not known how long he'll be sidelined, but it doesn't sound like great news. The 28-year-old left-hander posted a 2.56 ERA and 37/13 K/BB over 56 1/3 innings last season.
Source: Andrew Baggarly on Twitter
Feb 28 - 5:50 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares felt some elbow soreness after throwing an inning in Wednesday's Cactus League game.

The Giants plan to give him a few days off and then reevaluate the situation, but it will be enough to knock him out of the World Baseball Classic. Mijares posted an exceptional 2.56 ERA in 56 1/3 innings last season between Kansas City and San Francisco. But it was his biggest workload since 2009.
Source: Andrew Baggarly on Twitter
Feb 28 - 12:28 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Giants and LHP Jose Mijares avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.8 million contract.

It's a nice score for Mijares, who was arbitration-eligible for the second time. He posted a 2.56 ERA in 56 1/3 innings last season between the Royals and Giants.
Source: Ben Nicholson-Smith on Twitter
Jan 17 - 11:39 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Giants claimed LHP Jose Mijares off waivers from the Royals.

Mijares must be seriously disliked by his teammates or coaches. How else to explain two organizations giving up the cheap left-hander for nothing within the last nine months? Signed by Kansas City to a one-year, $925,000 contract after Minnesota non-tendered him in December, Mijares posted a stellar 2.56 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 51 appearances for the Royals. The 27-year-old southpaw has a career 3.04 ERA (139 ERA+) over 237 relief outings for the Twins and Royals. Perhaps he'll get more love on the West Coast.
Mon, Aug 6, 2012 03:43:00 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Angels are looking for a left-handed reliever and have expressed interest in Jose Mijares of the Royals and Marc Rzepczynski of the Cardinals, among others.

Mijares has a solid 1.72 ERA and 35/10 K/BB ratio over 36 2/3 innings this season. Rzepczynski has compiled a disappointing 5.06 ERA and 22/11 K/BB ratio in 32 innings this year, but has enjoyed success against left-handed batters. The Cardinals are still in the playoff race, so Mijares may be the more realistic target.
Related: Angels, Marc Rzepczynski
Source: Mike DiGiovanna on Twitter
Tue, Jul 24, 2012 01:16:00 PM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares arrived in Royals camp Sunday morning.

Mijares had been delayed in his native Venezuela due to visa issues. Though he's missed a week of action, he should have no trouble getting up to speed before long. The portly left-hander is looked to bounce back from a disappointing 2011 campaign that saw him hold a 4.59 ERA and 30/30 K/BB ratio over 49 innings.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 10:58:00 AM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

The Royals expect left-hander Jose Mijares to arrive in camp within a few days.

Mijares was delayed due to visa issues in his native Venezuela. Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reported Wednesday that the Royals hadn't heard from Mijares in eight days, but the team was finally able to establish contact. The 27-year-old left-hander will not face discipline from the team.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 11:47:00 AM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that there has been no contact between the Royals and Jose Mijares over the past eight days.

Mijares has not reported to Royals' camp due to visa issues in his native Venezuela and it's not clear when the matter will be resolved. The 27-year-old signed a one-year, $925,000 contract with Kansas City in December after being non-tendered by the Twins.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 11:24:00 AM
Jose Mijares - R - Giants

Jose Mijares has not reported to Royals camp due to visa issues in his native Venezuela.

The Royals aren't concerned, according to the Kansas City Star's Bob Dutton, because Mijares made a handful of appearances in winter ball and won't require much of a spring workload. He should report sometime soon.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 09:07:00 AM

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Batters
PosRoleName
C1Buster Posey
2Guillermo Quiroz
1B1Brandon Belt
2Brett Pill
2B1Marco Scutaro
2Joaquin Arias
3Nick Noonan
SS1Brandon Crawford
3B1Pablo Sandoval
2Tony Abreu
LF1Gregor Blanco
CF1Angel Pagan
2Andres Torres
RF1Hunter Pence
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Cain
2Madison Bumgarner
3Tim Lincecum
4Ryan Vogelsong
5Barry Zito
6Eric Surkamp
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Sergio Romo
2Javier Lopez
3Jeremy Affeldt
4Santiago Casilla
5Jose Mijares
6George Kontos
7Chad Gaudin
8Jean Machi
9Sandy Rosario