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Here’s how to pronounce the name of new Cubs catcher Chris Gimenez

SCOTTSDALE, ArizonaChris Gimenez will likely be Willson Contreras’ backup this year with the Cubs.

Gimenez has played for five teams (Indians, Mariners, Rays, Rangers and Twins) over a nine-year major-league career.

So he’s been around. And yet, you might still have questions about how to pronounce his last name.

I’ve got an answer for you, found in this 2009 article published shortly after he made his big-league debut with Cleveland:

It’s G as in George not G as in gorge and certainly not J as in Jose, even though that appears to be the most common mispronunciation.