Edubray Eduar Ramos (pronounced eh-doo-BRAY RAH-mohs; born December 19, 1992) is a

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for the

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of the

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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. Ramos signed with the

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as an international

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in 2010. He made his big league debut in 2016.

Early life

Ramos was born in

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. He attended Liceo Diego Ibarra Privado, where he played volleyball and baseball, graduating in 2008."Edubray Ramos Stats, Fantasy & News" , MLB.com
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Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Ramos signed with the

as an international

in May 2010. They released him in February 2011.

Philadelphia Phillies

In November 2012, he signed as a free agent with the

. In 2013 he pitched for the VS Phillies of the

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, and was 2–3 with one save and a 5.08

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with 36 strikeouts in 33

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s, averaging 9.6 strikeouts per 9 innings."Edubray Ramos Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics & History" , Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> On August 4, 2014, while pitching for the Class A Short-Season

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he was the

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Pitcher of the Week."Edubray Ramos Stats, Highlights, Bio" , MiLB.com Stats , The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
/ref> He was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week on September 1. Pitching for the VS Phillies,

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, and Williamsport in 2014, he was 2–1 with 10 saves and an 0.81 ERA, and 48 strikeouts in 44 innings, averaging 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. On June 15, 2015, while pitching for the Class A-Advanced

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, he was the

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Pitcher of the Week and Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week. Pitching for Clearwater and the Class AA

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in 2015, he was 4–6 with eight saves and a 2.07 ERA, and 65 strikeouts in 69 innings. Pitching for the

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in the

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in 2015, he was name a Rising Star and an AFL All Star. The Phillies added him to their

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after the 2015 season. Pitching for Reading and the Class AAA

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in 2016, he was 2–1 with 10 saves and a 1.16 ERA, and 41 strikeouts in 38 innings, averaging 9.5 strikeouts per 9 innings. He was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. Ramos was promoted to the Phillies on June 24, 2016. He made his MLB debut the same night against the

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, retiring the only batter he faced. Three weeks later he earned his first MLB

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, when the Phillies defeated the

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. In 2016 with the Phillies he was 1–3 with a 3.83 ERA, and 40 strikeouts in 40 innings.">"Edubray Ramos Stats" , Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> He struck out 25% of the batters he faced with the Phillies. His

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averaged 95 miles per hour. In 2017 with the Phillies he was 2–7 with a 4.21 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 57 innings. He averaged 11.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched, the 7th-highest mark ever by a Phillies reliever. He also pitched in Lehigh Valley, going 2–0 with a save and a 1.54 ERA, and 10 strikeouts in 11 innings. Ramos recorded his first career

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on May 13, 2018. In 2018 with the Phillies, he was 3–1 with a save and a 2.32 ERA, and 42 strikeouts in 42 innings. He held batters to a .191 batting average with runners on base. He also pitched 6 innings between Reading and Lehigh Valley. In 2019 in the minor leagues he pitched for Clearwater, Reading, and Lehigh Valley, and was a combined 2–0 with six saves and a 3.21 ERA in 14 games (2 starts), during which he pitched 14 innings. In 2019 with the Phillies, he was 1–0 with a 5.40 ERA, as in 20 relief appearances he pitched 15 innings. Ramos was outrighted off of the Phillies roster on November 4, and subsequently elected free agency.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 9, 2020, Ramos signed a minor league contract with the

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. Ramos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Texas Rangers

On December 11, 2020, Ramos signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. Ramos did not play in a game for the Rangers organization and became a free agent following the 2021 season.

Wild Health Genomes

On February 21, 2022, Ramos signed with the

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of the

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. He made 16 appearances for the team, registering a 2-0 record and 5.71 ERA while striking out 15 in 17.1 innings of work.

Long Island Ducks

On July 17, 2022, Ramos was traded to the

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in the Atlantic League. On November 19, 2022, while playing for the

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in the

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, Ramos was involved in a brawl that started after

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punched Carlos Castro as he rounded the bases. In the ensuing brawl, Ramos threw a baseball full force into the middle of the fight. The ball struck

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player Liarvis Breto in the head, causing a

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. The next day, Ramos was suspended indefinitely by the league.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On January 11, 2023, Ramos signed with the

of the

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External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Edubray 1992 births Living people Clearwater Threshers players Glendale Desert Dogs players Florida Complex League Phillies players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Phillies players Tiburones de La Guaira players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan Summer League Cardinals players Venezuelan Summer League Phillies players Williamsport Crosscutters players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Colombia Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico

Early life

Career

St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers

Texas Rangers

Wild Health Genomes

Long Island Ducks

Guerreros de Oaxaca

See also

References

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