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Mauricio Ramos (baseball)

Colombian baseball player (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mauricio (Garrido) Ramos (born February 2, 1992) is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.

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Mauricio Ramos
Ramos with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2016
Free agent
Third baseman
Born: (1992-02-02) February 2, 1992 (age 34)
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Career

Kansas City Royals

Ramos was signed by the Kansas City Royals at 18 years old as an amateur free agent on November 20, 2010.[1] He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Royals. Ramos spent the 2012 season with the rookie-level Arizona League Royals, playing in 48 games and batting .283/.332/.393 with two home runs and 31 RBI.[2]

Ramos split the 2013 campaign between the rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars and rookie-level Burlington Royals, hitting a cumulative .318/.351/.441 with one home run, 28 RBI, and two stolen bases across 58 total appearances.[3] He made 109 appearances for the Single-A Lexington Legends during the 2014 season, batting .279/.335/.422 with nine home runs and 54 RBI.[4] Ramos played in 123 games for the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2015, slashing .265/.313/.372 with eight home runs and 59 RBI.[1]

In 2016, Ramos was a Texas League all-star and finished second in the league in hits and third in batting average.[5] In 2017, Ramos played in 92 games for the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals, hitting .258/.299/.388 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI. Ramos elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[6]

Sugar Land Skeeters

On April 26, 2018, Ramos signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[7] He played in one game for the team, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Ramos became a free agent following the season.

On February 19, 2020, Ramos signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League.[8] However, he did not play in a game for the team. On April 14, 2021, Ramos was released by the Otters.[9]

International career

Ramos was selected to the roster for the Colombia national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[10]

Personal life

As of 2019, he lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[1]

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