J. C. Ramírez
| J. C. Ramírez | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 16, 1988 Managua, Nicaragua |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 23, 2013, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.42 | ||
| Strikeouts | 32 | ||
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Juan Carlos "J. C." Ramírez (born August 16, 1988) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies.
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Professional career
Seattle Mariners
Ramírez began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the Rookie-Level VSL Mariners. With them, he went 5-1 with a 1.66 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts.
He pitched for the Short-Season Everett Aqua Sox in 2007, posting a 3-7 record and an ERA of 4.30 in 15 games started.
In 2008, he pitched for the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League, going 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games, 22 starts.
With the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks in 2009, he went 8-10 with a 5.12 ERA in 28 games, 27 starts. He was added to the Mariners' 40-man roster on November 20 to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.[1]
Philadelphia Phillies
On December 16, 2009, Ramírez was traded with Phillippe Aumont and Tyson Gillies to the Philadelphia Phillies for major league pitcher Cliff Lee.[2][3]
After the 2012 season, Ramirez played for the Nicaraguan national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifying Tournament.
On June 22, 2013, Ramirez's contract was selected and was called up to the Phillies after Mike Adams was placed on the disabled list. He made his MLB debut on June 23 in a game against the New York Mets, and struck out the side with his fastball velocity reaching as high as 98 MPH over one inning.
Ramírez was outrighted off the roster on October 16, 2013. He elected to become a free agent on October 18th.
Cleveland Indians
Ramírez signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians on November 1, 2013.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Ramírez signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks prior to the 2015 season.
Seattle Mariners
Ramírez was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Seattle Mariners for cash on July 27, 2015.[4]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Minor League Baseball
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Managua
- Major League Baseball players from Nicaragua
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Clearwater Threshers players
- Reading Phillies players
- Lehigh Valley IronPigs players
- Reading Fightin Phils players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Venezuelan Summer League Mariners players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Reno Aces players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
