Just minutes into the news conference that introduced him Thursday morning as the Orioles’ largest signing of a free-agent pitcher in franchise history, right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez acknowledged the club’s uncommonly large investment in him.
In the same breath, the 30-year-old pitcher sent a message from Florida’s Gulf Coast to welcome ears up north in Baltimore, where the press conference was being televised live.
“I know it took a lot for them to bring me here,” said Jimenez, flanked by Orioles manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president Dan Duquette. “The only way to pay them back is to go out every five days and get the best out of me and just be there for the team, giving me the opportunity. … We’re here for one thing, and that’s bringing a championship to the city of Baltimore.”
from the Baltimore Sun
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