José Manuel Mijares (born October 29, 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher.

Mijares pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, and San Francisco Giants.

On January 24, 2008, Mijares was re-signed to a one-year deal,[1] and on March 9, 2008, he was cut from spring training and optioned to the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League.

[6] On April 20, Twins set-up man Jesse Crain went on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation, and Mijares was brought back up to the big club to fill the roster spot.

[7] In his first appearance of the season on April 22, he pitched a perfect eighth inning in the Twins' 7–3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

[5] After the Giants re-signed Javier López to a contract on November 26, the team chose to non-tender Mijares, making him a free agent.

[16] On January 24, 2014, the Boston Red Sox signed Mijares to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.