Cesar Ramos | |||
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Ramos with the Tampa Bay Rays
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Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Relief pitcher | |||
Born: Los Angeles, California |
June 22, 1984 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 16, 2009, for the San Diego Padres | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 10–15 | ||
Earned run average | 4.02 | ||
Strikeouts | 268 | ||
Teams | |||
Medal record | ||
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Men's baseball | ||
Representing United States | ||
World University Championship | ||
2004 Tainan | Team |
Cesar Ramos (born June 22, 1984) is a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Texas Rangers. Before playing professionally, Ramos played college baseball at Long Beach State University.
Ramos attended El Rancho High School. He attended Long Beach State University where he played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball team, going 6–4 with a 2.85 ERA in 17 games, 14 starts, in 2003. In 2004, he went 12–4 with a 2.29 ERA in 19 starts, and in 2005 he went 10–7 with a 2.64 ERA in 18 starts.
Ramos was drafted in the first round, with the 35th overall selection, in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. He began his professional career in 2005, pitching for the Short-Season Eugene Emeralds and Class-A Fort Wayne Wizards. For Eugene, he went 0–1 with a 6.53 ERA in six games, four starts. While with Fort Wayne he went 3–2 with a 4.19 ERA in seven games started.
In 2006, Ramos pitched for the Lake Elsinore Storm, going 7–8 with a 3.64 ERA in 26 games in 24 starts. Ramos ranked second in the California League and seventh in the organization in ERA. He also led the Storm in innings pitched while rerecording eight quality starts.