Agustín Ramírez (baseball)
| Agustín Ramírez | |
|---|---|
Ramírez with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in 2025 | |
| Miami Marlins – No. 50 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 10, 2001 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 2025, for the Miami Marlins | |
| MLB statistics (through July 13, 2025) | |
| Batting average | .242 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| Runs batted in | 41 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Agustín Ramírez (born September 10, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
New York Yankees
Ramírez signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 12, 2018.[1] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. Ramírez did not play in a game 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He played 2021 and 2022 with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Yankees.
Ramírez split the 2023 campaign between the Single-A Tampa Tarpons, High-A Hudson Valley Renegades, and Double-A Somerset Patriots.[3] In 114 appearances for the three affiliates, he batted a combined .271/.364/.455 with 18 home runs, 69 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[4]
On November 14, 2023, the Yankees added Ramírez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Double-A Somerset to begin the 2024 season.[5]
Miami Marlins
On July 27, 2024, the Yankeees traded Ramírez, Jared Serna, and Abrahan Ramírez to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr.[6][7] He spent the remainder of the season with the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, playing in 39 games and hitting .262/.358/.447 with five home runs, 24 RBI, and four stolen bases.
Ramírez was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville to begin the 2025 season.[8] On April 21, 2025, Ramírez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] On April 25, he hit his first career home run, a two-run shot off of Casey Lawrence of the Seattle Mariners.[10]
References
- ^ "Yankees sign 20 international prospects". MLB.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ "Agustin Ramirez named South Atlantic League Player of the Month for July". August 4, 2023.
- ^ Goodman, Max (August 29, 2023). "Yankees catching prospect with power 'from another world' keeps improving". nj.
- ^ "Yankees' Agustin Ramirez: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Forde, Craig. "Yankees land Chisholm from Marlins for 3 prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Jesse; Castillo, Jorge (July 27, 2024). "Yankees acquire OF Jazz Chisholm Jr. from Marlins for prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Sent to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. March 16, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ^ "Marlins To Select Agustin Ramirez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ "'We called up the greatest hitter alive': Ramírez continues torrid pace with first HR". mlb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)