Hanley Ramirez
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| Florida Marlins — No. 2 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 20, 2005 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Batting average | .291 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 59 |
| Runs | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | 51 |
| On-base percentage | .352 |
| Awards | |
| Former teams | |
Hanley Ramírez is a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins. He was born on December 23, 1983 in Samana, Dominican Republic, and currently resides in Santo Domingo. Ramirez was named 2006 NL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. [1]
[edit] Early career
Ramirez was a prospect in the Red Sox organization from 2002 to 2005. He spent most of the 2004 and 2005 seasons with their Double-A affiliate the Portland Sea Dogs. In 2004 he hit .310, with 5 home runs, 15 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases in 32 games. After joining the Boston Red Sox during Spring Training in 2005, Ramirez played for Double-A Portland for the majority of the season. 2005 saw a reduction in batting average from Ramírez, but overall he still had excellent offensive production and was called up to the major leagues in September of 2005. His first major league at bat was a strikeout on September 20, 2005 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Ramírez was considered one of the top-rated prospects in the Red Sox organization before being traded to the Marlins on November 21, 2005 for SP Josh Beckett, RP Guillermo Mota, and 3B Mike Lowell. That deal also sent relief pitchers Aníbal Sánchez, Jesús Delgado and Harvey García to Florida.
[edit] 2006 season
During Spring Training in 2006, Ramirez was impressive enough to earn the starting shortstop job for the Marlins. In the 2006 season Hanley led all MLB rookies with a .292 BA, 185 hits, 119 runs, 11 triples and 51 SBs. He became the first Marlin ever to post double digits in triples (11), home runs (17) and stolen bases (51). He also hit 7 leadoff home runs, the most in team history for a season and career. Ramirez's 46 doubles in the 2006 season is the all-time NL record for a shortstop age 22 or younger[2]. He is the first NL rookie to post 110-plus runs and 50-plus stolen bases. He also became the fifth big-league player since 1900 to hit 45-plus doubles and have 50-plus stolen bases, joining Craig Biggio and Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Lou Brock.
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| Preceded by Ryan Howard |
National League Rookie of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
