Erasmo Ramirez (born April 29, 1976) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers,

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, and

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Biography

Ramirez, a first-generation Mexican American, played high school baseball for

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in Santa Ana, California, and

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for the

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. The

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drafted Ramirez in the 11th round (338th overall pick) in the 1998 MLB draft. He spent seasons with the Giants organization before being traded wit
Todd Ozias
and Chris Magruder for

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on July 24, 2001. ;Texas Rangers Ramirez made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2003. That season, he compiled a 3–1 record with a 3.86

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and 28 strikeouts in 49

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and allowed just 9 walks. He played parts of 2004 and 2005 in MLB with the Rangers. In 2006, after the Rangers had signed more relievers, Ramirez was optioned to the

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, their

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Triple-A affiliate. Ramirez spent the entire 2006 season with the Redhawks and then became a

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. ;Oakland Athletics On November 20, 2006, the

signed Ramirez to a minor league contract. He began the 2007 season with their Triple-A affiliate, the

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, and was promoted to the major league club on May 25. Ramirez played three games for the Athletics; he also had an 18-day stretch during which he did not play at all. Ramirez was

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by the Athletics on June 16, 2007, and became a free agent. ;Florida Marlins The

signed Ramirez on June 20, 2007, and assigned him to Triple-A

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of the Pacific Coast League. On July 2, 2007, Ramirez had his contract purchased by the Marlins and he returned to the major leagues. He played just four games for the Marlins and was designated for assignment on July 13, 2007, and was outrighted to Triple-A five days later. Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the

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in January 2008, and played for their Triple-A team, the

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, during the 2008 season. He became a free agent after the season and signed a minor league contract with the

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, but did not play for any of their

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s. Ramirez had excellent control of his pitches and did not walk many batters. He walked just 1.74 batters per 9 innings in 114 major league innings.

References

Sources

*''The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia'' – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English.

External links

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