| Yohan Ramírez | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Boston Red Sox |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Villa Mella, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 24 |
| Debutyear: | 2020 |
| Debutteam: | Seattle Mariners |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | July 24, 2024 |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 6–9 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.51 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 172 |
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Yohan Manuel Ramírez (born May 6, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ramírez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on June 15, 2016, for a $15,000 signing bonus.[1] He split the 2016 season between the Dominican Summer League and the Gulf Coast League, going a combined 2–1 with a 2.37 ERA over innings.[2] He split the 2017 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits, Buies Creek Astros, and Corpus Christi Hooks, going a combined 4–5 with a 4.66 ERA over innings.[2]
Ramírez split the 2018 season between Quad Cities and Buies Creek, going a combined 6–8 with a 3.00 ERA over 78 innings[2] and split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Corpus Christi, going a combined 4–7 with a 3.99 ERA over 106 innings.[2] [3] [4]
On December 12, 2019, Ramírez was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 draft.[5] He made his major league debut on July 24, 2020, against the Houston Astros, pitching one scoreless inning and collecting his first MLB strikeout against Martín Maldonado.[6] He finished the season with a 2.61 ERA along with 26 strikeouts and 20 walks in innings.[7] In 2021, Ramírez made 25 appearances for Seattle, posting a 1–3 record and 3.90 ERA with 35 strikeouts in innings pitched.[7]
In 2022 with Seattle, Ramírez made seven appearances, struggling to a 7.56 ERA with 10 strikeouts in innings pitched.[7] On May 13, he was designated for assignment.[8]
Ramírez was traded to the Cleveland Guardians on May 16, 2022, in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.[9] He appeared in 11 games for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, allowing five earned runs in innings[2] and pitched two innings in the majors for the Guardians on June 24, allowing one run on three hits.[10] He was designated for assignment on July 3.[11]
Ramírez was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 2022, in exchange for cash considerations.[12] He made 22 appearances for Pittsburgh down the stretch, posting a 3–1 record and 3.67 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 27 innings of work.[7] He was optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2023 season[13] but was recalled by the Pirates on April 16,[14] making his 2023 debut on April 19 against the Colorado Rockies.[15] In 26 relief appearances, he logged a 3.67 ERA with 31 strikeouts in innings pitched.[7] On September 1, Ramírez was again designated for assignment.[16]
On September 5, 2023, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox.[17] In five games for Chicago, he struggled to a 9.00 ERA with four strikeouts across four innings pitched.[7] Following the season, on December 13, he was designated for assignment by the White Sox.[18]
On December 18, 2023, the White Sox traded Ramírez to the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations.[19] After struggling to an 11.81 ERA in three games for the Mets, he was designated for assignment on April 8, 2024.[20]
On April 11, 2024, the Mets traded Ramírez to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash considerations.[21] In five appearances for Baltimore, he recorded a 6.00 ERA with six strikeouts across six innings pitched before he was designated for assignment on May 2.[22]
On May 6, 2024, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Mets.[23] He was again designated for assignment on May 15 after posting a 7.56 ERA in two games.[24]
On May 20, 2024, the Mets traded Ramírez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations.[25] On July 24, he gave up five earned runs without retiring a batter in the 8th inning of a close game against the San Francisco Giants.[26] The following day, he was designated for assignment.[27] In 27 games for the Dodgers, Ramírez allowed 18 runs in innings for a 5.52 ERA.[7]
On July 28, 2024, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.[28] He pitched innings for the Red Sox, allowing two earned runs[7] before he was again designated for assignment on July 31.[29] Ramírez cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox.[30]