About Ramón Ramírez

Ramón Emilio Ramírez (born August 31, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles.

Ramírez was signed by the Texas Rangers in 1996, as an infielder. After one season in their minor leagues, he was released. He spent the next three years learning how to pitch before joining the Hiroshima Toyo Carp's Dominican academy in 2000. He pitched in two games with the Carp in 2002 and was signed by the New York Yankees in 2003. He spent two and a half years in their minor leagues before getting traded to the Rockies in the middle of the 2005 season. Shortly after the 2006 season started, Ramírez was called up by the Rockies, and he went on to have a successful rookie season for them. In 2007, he had an 8.31 earned run average (ERA) with the Rockies and spent time on the disabled list and in the minor leagues. Before the 2008 season, he was traded to the Royals. After one season with them, he was traded to the Red Sox. In 2009, his seven wins were tied for third among relief pitchers in the American League. After an inconsistent start to the 2010 season, Ramírez was traded to the San Francisco Giants. He posted a 0.67 ERA with the Giants, helping them reach the playoffs. He gave up runs in four of the five playoff games he pitched in, but the Giants won their first World Series since 1954. In 2011, Ramírez posted a career-best 2.62 ERA and was traded to the Mets after the season.