Joe Jiménez worked a perfect inning in the Puerto Rican Winter League on Wednesday.

Jiménez tried to pull off a late-season return for Atlanta after two years of knee problems, but he wasn’t activated after allowing two runs over 2 2/3 innings in three appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett. A fine setup man for the Braves in 2023 and ’24, Jiménez is now a free agent. He’ll need to show better stuff this winter than he did in his three Triple-A appearances in order to net more than a minor league deal this winter.