Horacio Ramírez | |||
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Ramírez with the Seattle Mariners
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Toros de Tijuana – No. 62 | |||
Pitcher / Coach | |||
Born: Carson, California |
November 24, 1979 |||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: April 2, 2003, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
KBO: May 3, 2012, for the Kia Tigers | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 40–35 | ||
Earned run average | 4.65 | ||
Strikeouts | 318 | ||
KBO statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 2–1 | ||
Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
Strikeouts | 5 | ||
Teams | |||
Horacio Ramírez (born November 24, 1979) is an American baseball pitcher and former coach for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. His parents emigrated from Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers.
He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, when he had a 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. At the end of his rookie season, he was selected to the Baseball Digest All-Star Rookie team. He got off to an excellent start in 2004 with a 2.39 ERA in the first nine starts, before he suffered a shoulder injury, initially thought minor, but which eventually sidelined him for the rest of the season, except for one September relief appearance.
In 2005, Ramírez finished with a record of 11-9 and an ERA of 4.63. He pitched over 200 innings for the first time in his career. He remained in the Braves' rotation in 2006 as the number 3 starter.
On December 6, 2006, the Atlanta Braves traded Ramírez to the Seattle Mariners for right-handed relief pitcher, Rafael Soriano.
In his lone season with Seattle, he had an ERA of 7.16 in 20 starts despite having a record of 8-7.
On March 12, 2008, Ramírez was released by the Mariners.