| Ramón A. Ramírez | |
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Ramírez with the Reds in 2009 |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 16, 1982 Cagua, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 2008 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Career statistics (through 2009) |
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| Win-Loss | 1-1 |
| Earned run average | 2.97 |
| Strikeouts | 29 |
| Teams | |
Ramón A. Ramírez (born September 16, 1982 in Cagua, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pitcher who is currently a free agent.
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On March 27, 2000, Ramírez was signed by the San Diego Padres as an outfielder.[1][2] He was released by the Padres on June 12, 2001.[2]
On May 12, 2003, Ramírez was signed by the Cincinnati Reds, this time as a pitcher.[2][1] In 2004, he pitched for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League, a rookie league.[3] In 17 games (12 starts), he had three wins and six losses, which was tied for fourth in the league.[3][4] However, he was 10th in the league in strikeouts (60), third in innings pitched (74 1⁄3), and second in earned run average (3.39, behind only Samuel Deduno's 3.18 ERA).[4]
In 2005, Ramírez pitched for the Dayton Dragons of the single-A Midwest League.[3] He had a 5–7 record, a 4.50 ERA, 114 innings pitched, and 90 strikeouts in 30 games (19 starts).[3]
Ramírez pitched for the Sarasota Reds of the single-A advanced Florida State League in 2006.[3] He had a 4–5 record, a 4.29 ERA, 53 strikeouts, 65 innings pitched, and one complete game in 15 games (11 starts).[3]
In 2007, Ramírez began the year with Sarasota again.[1] He had a 5–2 record, a 4.05 ERA, 73 1⁄3 innings pitched, and 86 strikeouts in 15 games (12 starts); and he was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the double-A Southern League on June 22.[1][3] At Chattanooga, used exclusively as a relief pitcher, he had a 5–1 record, a 4.60 ERA, 31 1⁄3 innings pitched, and 35 strikeouts in 16 games.[3] On August 18, he was promoted to the Louisville Bats of the triple-A International League to replace Elizardo Ramírez, who was called up to the Reds.[1][5] With Louisville, Ramón Ramírez had a 1–0 record, an 0.00 ERA, 14 2⁄3 innings pitched, and 16 strikeouts in five games (two starts).[3] In the minor leagues that year, he had 11 wins (tied for fourth in the Reds' system), 3 losses, a 3.70 ERA (ninth), 119 1⁄3 innings pitched, and 137 strikeouts (second) in 36 games (14 starts).[1][3] The Cincinnati Reds added him to their 40-man roster on November 20.[1]
Ramírez began the 2008 season with Chattanooga.[1] After he had a 2–3 record, a 4.70 ERA, 46 innings pitched, and 52 strikeouts in 11 games (nine starts), he was promoted to Louisville on May 23.[3][1] At Louisville, he had a 4–5 record, a 3.08 ERA, 99 1⁄3 innings pitched, and 93 strikeouts in 19 games (15 starts).[3] On August 30, he was called up to the Reds make a start that day in place of the injured Johnny Cueto.[6] He gave up three runs over seven innings while striking out six, but he received a no decision in a 7–6 victory over the San Francisco Giants.[7] He was optioned to Sarasota the next day to make room for Wilkin Castillo on the roster but was recalled on September 2.[8][9] On September 4, he threw three perfect innings in relief of an injured Josh Fogg in an 8–6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.[10] Afterwards, he made three more starts for the Reds.[11] He got his first career decision (a win) on September 19 when he gave up two runs and struck out five batters in six innings as the Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 11–2.[12]
Ramírez was acquired off waivers in the 2009 off-season by the Tampa Bay Rays,[13] but was subsequently released on December 3, 2009 and awarded to the Red Sox on December 9 due to a waiver claim.[14] He was later sent outright to the minors on April 16, 2010. He signed with Doosan Bears of Korean Baseball Organization on February 10, 2011. However, he was released before playing a regular season game after he struggled in the preseason.[15]
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