J. C. Ramírez
Juan Carlos Ramírez is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Angels, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Fubon Guardians.
Professional career
Seattle Mariners
Ramírez began his professional career in, pitching for the rookie-level VSL Mariners. With them, he went 5–1 with a 1.66 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts.He pitched for the Low–A Everett Aqua Sox in, posting a 3–7 record and an ERA of 4.30 in 15 games started.
In, he pitched for the Single–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League, going 6–9 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games, 22 starts.
With the High–A High Desert Mavericks in, he went 8–10 with a 5.12 ERA in 28 games, 27 starts. He was added to the Mariners' 40-man roster on November 20 to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
Philadelphia Phillies
On December 16, 2009, Ramírez was traded with Phillippe Aumont and Tyson Gillies to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Cliff Lee.After the 2012 season, Ramirez played for the Nicaraguan national [baseball team] in the 2013 World Baseball Classic 2013 [World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 3|Qualifying Tournament].
On January 29, 2013, Ramírez was designated for assignment by the Phillies. On June 22, Ramirez's contract was selected and he was called up to the Phillies after Mike Adams was placed on the disabled list. He made his MLB debut on June 23 in a game against the New York Mets, and struck out the side with his fastball velocity reaching as high as 98 MPH over one inning. On August 2, Ramírez was designated for assignment again by the Phillies. On August 25, Ramírez was selected back to the 40-man roster. In 18 appearances for the Phillies during his rookie campaign, he struggled to a 7.50 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 24 innings. On October 16, Ramírez was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He elected to become a free agent on October 18.
Cleveland Indians
On November 1, 2013, Ramírez signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians organization. Ramírez split the 2014 season between the Double-A Akron RubberDucks and Triple-A Columbus Clippers, accumulating a 2–3 record and 3.05 ERA with 29 strikeouts and three saves across innings pitched.Arizona Diamondbacks
On December 1, 2014, Ramírez signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. After beginning the year with the Triple–A Reno Aces, Ramírez was selected to the active roster on May 10, 2015. On May 25, Ramírez suffered his first loss since 2013, surrendering a walk-off home run to Jhonny Peralta. In 12 appearances for Arizona, he logged a 1–1 record and 4.11 ERA with 11 strikeouts across innings pitched. On June 13, the Diamondbacks designated Ramírez for assignment.Seattle Mariners (second stint)
Ramírez was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash on July 27, 2015. On September 8, the Mariners selected Ramírez to the active roster. In eight appearances for Seattle, he struggled to an 0–1 record and 7.56 ERA with five strikeouts across innings of work. On November 6, the Mariners outrighted Ramírez off of the 40-man roster and he elected free agency.Cincinnati Reds
Ramírez signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent on November 25, 2015. He pitched in 27 games for Cincinnati with a 1–3 record, 6.40 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 28 strikeouts in innings pitched.Los Angeles Angels
On June 26, 2016, Ramírez was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. He pitched in a career–high 43 games and was an effective member of the bullpen, posting an ERA of 2.91 in 46 innings. In 2017, Ramírez began the season out of the bullpen, but due to numerous injuries to the Angels rotation he was pushed to a starting role. He was shut down in August after experiencing pain in his forearm. In 24 starts, he went 11–10 in innings. Ramírez tore his ulnar [collateral ligament of elbow joint|UCL] in his throwing elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery after only 2 starts for the 2018 season. He pitched innings on the season with the Angels and was 0–2. On August 15, 2019, Ramírez was outrighted off the Angels roster after appearing in only 5 games due to injury. He elected free agency on October 14.On February 19, 2020, Ramírez re-signed with the Angels on a minor league contract. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramírez became a free agent on November 2.