Neil Ramírez
Ramírez with the New York Mets in 2017
High Point Rockers – No. 30
Pitcher
Born: (1989-05-25) May 25, 1989
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record4–8
Earned run average4.46
Strikeouts211
Teams

Neil Andrew Ramírez (born May 25, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue Jays.

Early life and amateur career

Ramírez attended and played baseball at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In high school, he was named the 2007 Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year, made the East team roster at the 2006 Aflac All-American Classic and won a silver medal with the United States at the 2006 World Junior Baseball Championship in Cuba. Baseball America ranked him the 71st best draft prospect in 2007.[1][2][3]

Ramírez originally committed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech but was selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft and decided instead to sign a professional contract.[2][1]

Professional career

Texas Rangers

Ramírez spent six years in the Rangers' farm system, playing for the Spokane Indians in 2008 and the Hickory Crawdads in 2009 and 2010.

Ramírez pitching for the Round Rock Express, triple-A affiliates of the Texas Rangers, in 2012

On August 17, 2011 he was promoted to Triple-A at Round Rock in place of Eric Hurley who was placed on the disabled list with viral infection. Prior to his promotion, on July 15, Ramírez was sent to rehab in Double-A Frisco, Texas, due to a sore shoulder. He was quoted as saying to MLB.com that the absence had not bothered him.[4]

On November 18, 2011, Ramírez was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster.[5]

Chicago Cubs

Ramírez pitching for the Chicago Cubs in 2014

On August 23, 2013, Ramírez was traded to the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in the July 2013 trade of Matt Garza.[6] By June 9, 2014, through 14 innings pitched, he had struck out 23 players while having only .71 walks plus hits per inning pitched rating.[7]

On June 5, 2014, Ramírez earned his first career save in a victory over the New York Mets.

Ramírez finished the year with a 1.44 ERA in 43.2 innings pitched

Milwaukee Brewers

On May 31, 2016, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.[8]

Minnesota Twins

On June 12, 2016, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins.[9] He finished the year with a 6.00 ERA in 24 innings

San Francisco Giants

During the 2016 offseason, Ramírez signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[10] He was designated for assignment on April 30, 2017, to create room for Bryan Morris who had his contract purchased from Triple-A.

Toronto Blue Jays

On May 4, 2017, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[11] He was designated for assignment on May 9 without having thrown a pitch for the Blue Jays. On May 14, Ramírez elected free agency after being outrighted to the minor leagues.[12]

New York Mets

On May 16, 2017, the New York Mets signed Ramírez.[13] On July 20, the Mets designated Ramírez for assignment.

Washington Nationals

On July 27, 2017, Ramírez signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. In 14 games for the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs, he registered a 6.14 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 14+2⁄3 innings pitched. Ramírez elected free agency following the season on November 6.[14]

Cleveland Indians

Ramírez pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 2018

Ramírez signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on November 30, 2017.[15] The Indians purchased Ramírez's contract on May 15, 2018.[16] He finished the season with an ERA of 4.54 in 41+2⁄3 innings, his most output since his rookie season in 2014.

He began the 2019 season in the bullpen. He was designated for assignment by the Indians on May 18, 2019, after registering an ERA of 5.40 in 16+2⁄3 innings.[17] After clearing waivers, Ramírez accepted a minor league assignment to the Columbus Clippers, the Indians' Triple-A affiliate, on May 23, 2019.[18] He was released on August 2, 2019.

Second stint with Blue Jays

On August 6, 2019, Ramírez signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was called up by the Blue Jays on August 11.[19] On September 1, Ramirez was designated for assignment.[20] He declared free agency on September 4, 2019.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 22, 2019, Ramírez signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels that included an invitation to Spring Training. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Ramírez was released by the Angels organization on September 1, 2020.

High Point Rockers

On April 28, 2023, after several years of inactivity, Ramírez signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[22]

Scouting report

According to Baseball America, Ramírez is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall, weighs 210 pounds (95 kg), and can throw his fastball at 97 miles per hour (156 km/h).[23]

Personal

Ramírez married Tiffany in October 2014.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "2006 CWS Participant Tech Baseball Announces 13 Commitments in Early Signing Period". RamblinWreck.com. November 15, 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Q and A with Cubs reliever Neil Ramirez". Scout.com. June 11, 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Aflac Preview: East And West Rosters". Baseball America. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Louie Horvath (August 17, 2011). "Prospect Ramirez not deterred by sore shoulder". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rangers purchase contracts of six players for 40-man roster" (Press release). November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Mark Gonzales (August 23, 2013). "Cubs claim RHP Ramirez on waivers to complete Garza trade". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Neil Ramirez proving he belongs with Cubs". Comcast SportsNet Chicago. June 9, 2014. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Todd, Jeff (May 31, 2016). "Brewers Claim Neil Ramirez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ Byrne, Connor (June 12, 2016). "Twins Claim Neil Ramirez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Eddy, Matt (December 5, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19-Dec. 1". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Blue Jays claim relief pitcher Neil Ramirez off waivers". Sportsnet. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Blue Jays PR on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Desperate for pitching help, Mets sign righty Neil Ramirez to major-league deal". New York Daily News. 17 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 30, 2017). "Indians Agree To Minor League Deals With Neil Ramirez, Evan Marshall". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ Hoynes, Paul (May 15, 2018). "Cleveland Indians put Bradley Zimmer on DL; promote RHP Neil Ramirez". Cleveland.com.
  17. ↑ RotoWire Staff (May 18, 2019). "Indians' Neil Ramirez: Designated for assigment [sic]". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ Todd, Jeff (May 24, 2019). "Neil Ramirez Accepts Outright Assignment With Indians". MLB Trade Rumors.
  19. ↑ Sportsnet Staff (August 11, 2019). "Blue Jays call up newly signed reliever Neil Ramirez from triple-A". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  20. ↑ RotoWire Staff (September 1, 2019). "Blue Jays' Neil Ramirez: Surrenders roster spot". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  21. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  22. ↑ "Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions".
  23. ↑ John Arguello (August 23, 2014). "Cubs acquire Neil Ramirez as PTBNL in Garza deal". ChicagoNow. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  24. ↑ Muskat, Carrie (December 23, 2015). "Ramirez makes life-changing trip to Haitian orphanage". MLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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