Ubaldo Jiménez retires, ending comeback bid

Ubaldo Jiménez, one of the best pitchers in Rockies history and owner of best pitching performance in the team’s 28 seasons in the MLB, has retired.

In his magical 2010 season, Jiménez recorded 19 wins (in 34 starts), a 2.88 ERA, a 7.5 WAR, and 214 strikeouts in 221 2/3 innings pitched. The Dominican also started the All-Star game for the National League that season, earning the nod ahead of guys named Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, and Adam Wainwright largely because he was 15-1 at the All-Star break. In the Midsummer Classic, he pitched two scoreless innings and helped the NL post a rare NL All-Star Game victory.

On April 17, 2010, in his third start of the season, Jiménez threw the Rockies’…