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**Héctor Giménez**
Héctor Giménez
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	Pittsburgh Pirates — No. --
	Catcher
	Born: September 28, 1982 (age 27); San Felipe, Venezuela
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 25, 2006 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics; (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.000
Hits	0
Home runs	0
Teams
	Houston Astros (2006);

Héctor C. Giménez [Ec-tor he-MEH-nes] (born September 28, 1982 in San Felipe, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Giménez is a switch hitter and throws right-handed.

Giménez was ranked the best defensive catcher in the Houston Astros system, according to Baseball America. He made his major league debut with the Astros on September 25, 2006. Before the call, he hit .273 (75-for-275) with eight home runs and 37 RBI in 76 games for the Round Rock Express in his first season at the Triple-A level. In 2005, he led the Corpus Christi Hooks with 58 RBI and earned Texas League All-Star honors.

On February 26, 2007, Giménez decided to have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and as a result, missed the entire 2007 season.

On November 27, 2007, Giménez signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that included an invitation to spring training. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in January 2009.

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