Erasmo Ramirez | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1976 |
Birth Place: | Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 30 |
Debutyear: | 2003 |
Debutteam: | Texas Rangers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 13 |
Finalyear: | 2007 |
Finalteam: | Florida Marlins |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 8–4 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.95 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 56 |
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Erasmo Ramirez (born April 29, 1976) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Florida Marlins.
Ramirez, a first-generation Mexican American, played high school baseball for Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California, and college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.[1] The San Francisco Giants drafted Ramirez in the 11th round (338th overall pick) in the 1998 MLB draft.[2] He spent seasons with the Giants organization before being traded with Todd Ozias and Chris Magruder for Andrés Galarraga on July 24, 2001.
In 2006, after the Rangers had signed more relievers, Ramirez was optioned to the Oklahoma Redhawks, their Pacific Coast League Triple-A affiliate. Ramirez spent the entire 2006 season with the Redhawks and then became a free agent.
Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in January 2008, and played for their Triple-A team, the Nashville Sounds, during the 2008 season. He became a free agent after the season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox, but did not play for any of their farm teams.
Ramirez had excellent control of his pitches and did not walk many batters. He walked just 1.74 batters per 9 innings in 114 major league innings.