Horacio Ramírez

Horacio Ramírez

Infobox MLB player
name=Horacio Ramírez



width=300
position=Pitcher
team=Chicago White Sox
number=49
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|24
debutdate=April 2
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
statyear=July 2,2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=38-29
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=4.59
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=290
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|2003-by|2006)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2008)
*Chicago White Sox (by|2008-present)

Horacio Ramírez (born November 24, 1979 in Carson, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. His parents emigrated from Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Both of his grandparents are currently living there.

He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in by|2003, when he had a solid 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. He got off to an excellent start in by|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.

His pitching arsenal consists of a low 90's fastball, a slider, a cutter, and a curveball.

In by|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 by|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. [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061207&content_id=1753776&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea]

On March 12, by|2008, Ramírez was released by the Mariners [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080312&content_id=2421730&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea] . On May 21, he signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals.

On August 9, 2008, Ramírez was traded to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Paulo Orlando.

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