Jiménez played in Major League Baseball from 1983 through 1988 for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians.

He spent most of the 1987 season with the Vancouver Canadians, playing in just six games for the Pirates, for whom he went hitless in 7 at bats.

His experience was similar to the previous year, as he spent most of the season in Triple-A with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

After spending several years playing winter ball, Jiménez returned to the Mexican League in 1993 with the Saraperos de Saltillo.

He managed the Diablos Rojos del México in 2005 and the Potros de Tijuana at the start of 2006.

[3][4] After being let go by Tijuana, Jiménez was named to the coaching staff of the Tri-City Dust Devils, a class-A farm team for the Colorado Rockies.

[10][11] On 14 July 2014, he was hired as the manager of El Águila de Veracruz replacing Eddie Castro.

[12][13] In 2015, he managed Olmecas de Tabasco finishing sixth in the South Division with a 48–56 record.

[15][16] Jiménez was named manager of the Olmecas de Tabasco for the first tournament of 2018 season, finishing sixth in the South Division.