Nick Ramirez

Nicholas Randolph Ramirez (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tigers.

Nick Ramirez
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989
Anaheim Hills, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 11, 2019, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record5–4
Earned run average4.07
Strikeouts74
Teams

Career

Ramirez attended Katella High School in Anaheim, California.[1] He played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans as a first baseman and pitcher.

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Ramirez in the fourth round of the 2011 MLB draft as a first baseman.[2] In 2017, the Brewers converted him into a full-time pitcher.[3] In his first season as a pitcher he spent his time primarily with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, going 7–4 in 48 relief appearances with a 1.38 ERA and holding opponents to a .199 batting average. He followed that up with an 8-0 2018 with Biloxi in nineteen relief appearances, and held batters to just .159. He, however, found Triple-A tougher as he went 3-3 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox over twenty appearances, but finished with a 5.73 ERA while opponents hit .297 off him.

Detroit Tigers

A free agent after the 2018 season, Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers promoted Ramirez to the major leagues on May 10, 2019.[4] At time of promotion he had pitched in five games, three for Double-A Erie SeaWolves and two for Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, starting all five. He held a 1–1 record, 2.31 ERA, and 30 strikeouts to only five walks.

On May 11, Ramirez made his major league debut against the Minnesota Twins, pitching four innings in relief of starter Gregory Soto, who was also making his MLB debut.[5][6] He earned his first major league win with three perfect innings of relief in a May 29 game against the Baltimore Orioles.[7] For the season, Ramirez went 5–4 with a 4.07 ERA and 74 strikeouts. He led all Tiger relievers with ​79 2⁄3 innings out of the bullpen. Ramirez was outrighted off the Tigers roster on October 23, 2019.[8] Ramirez was resigned after becoming a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019.[9]

References
  1. "Katella High's Nick Ramirez picked baseball player of year". ocregister.com. Orange County Register. June 9, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. "Nick Ramirez Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. Haudricourt, Tom (March 1, 2017). "Brewers' minor-leaguer Nick Ramirez tries his hand at pitcher". jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. Jeff Todd (May 10, 2019). "Tigers Select Nick Ramirez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  5. McCosky, Chris (May 11, 2019). "'He hung in there': Twins bash Tigers prospect Gregory Soto in debut, split doubleheader". detroitnews.com. Detroit News. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. "Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score, May 11, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. Beck, Jason (May 29, 2019). "'The Bandit' steals a victory for Tigers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. Dylan A. Chase (October 24, 2019). "Quick Hits: Mets, Tigers, Kieboom, Bettis". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  9. Woodbery, Evan (November 7, 2019). "Tigers re-sign 5 minor-league free agents, including Nick Ramirez". mlive. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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