Yohan Manuel Ramírez (born May 6, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians.
| Yohan Ramírez | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 46 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1995-05-06) May 6, 1995 (age 27) Villa Mella, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 24, 2020, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 5–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.89 |
| Strikeouts | 93 |
| Teams | |
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Ramírez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on June 15, 2016 for a $15,000 signing bonus.[1][2] He split the 2016 season between the DSL Astros and the GCL Astros, going a combined 2–1 with a 2.37 ERA over 30+1⁄3 innings. 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 75+1⁄3 innings.
He split the 2018 season between Quad Cities and Buies Creek, going a combined 6–8 with a 3.00 ERA over 78 innings. He split the 2019 season between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Corpus Christi, going a combined 4–7 with a 3.99 ERA over 106 innings.[3][4]
On December 12, 2019, Ramírez was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[2] Ramírez made his major league debut on July 24, 2020 against the Houston Astros, pitching one scoreless inning. He finished the season with a 2.61 ERA along with 26 strikeouts and 20 walks in 20+2⁄3 innings.
Ramírez was traded to the Cleveland Guardians on May 16, 2022 in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.[5]
The Guardians designated Ramírez for assignment on July 3, 2022.[6]
Ramírez was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 2022 in exchange for cash considerations.[7]