Yohan Manuel Ramrez is a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dominican native previously played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Guardians.
Ramirez signed as an international free agent with the Houston Astros on June 15, 2016, for a $15,000 signing bonus. He pitched for the DSL Astros and the GCL Astros in 2016, going 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA across 30+ innings.
Yohan pitched for the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Buies Creek Astros, and the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2017, going 4-5 with a 4.66 ERA in 75+ innings.
He pitched for Quad Cities and Buies Creek in 2018, going 6-8 with a 3.00 ERA in 78 innings. He pitched for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2019, going 4-7 with a 3.99 ERA in 106 innings.
Ramirez was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 2019 Rule 5 draft on December 12, 2019. Ramrez had his professional major league debut on July 24, 2020, tossing one scoreless inning against the Houston Astros.
Ramirez ended the season with a 2.61 ERA, 26 strikeouts, and 20 walks in 20+23 innings pitched.
On May 16, 2022, Ramrez was traded to the Cleveland Guardians in return for cash or a player to be named later.
On July 3, 2022, the Guardians identified Ramrez for assignment. On July 8, 2022, Ramrez was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for monetary obligations.
How Long Is Yohan Ramirez’s Contract?
The Seattle Mariners and Yohan Ramirez agreed to terms on a contract for one year,