After being let go by Tijuana, Jiménez was named to the coaching staff of the Tri-City Dust Devils, a class-A farm team for the Colorado Rockies. In 2007, he became the hitting coach for the Asheville Tourists, where he served for two seasons. He was also elected to the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México in 2007. Jiménez was named Puebla's manager in 2009. That year, he served as third base coach for the Mexico national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. In 2013, he was enshrined into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame. In February 2013 he was named again Puebla's manager. Jiménez was named manager of the Olmecas de Tabasco for the 2018 season.