J. C. Ramírez


Juan Carlos Ramírez is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Angels.

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 Short-Season Everett Aqua Sox in, posting a 3-7 record and an ERA of 4.30 in 15 games started.
In, he pitched for the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League, going 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games, 22 starts.
With the Class-A Advanced 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 for major league pitcher Cliff Lee.
After the 2012 season, Ramirez played for the Nicaraguan national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifying Tournament.
On June 22, 2013, Ramirez's contract was selected and 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.
Ramírez was outrighted off the roster on October 16, 2013. He elected to become a free agent on October 18.

Cleveland Indians

Ramírez signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians on November 1, 2013.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Ramírez signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks prior to the 2015 season.

Seattle Mariners

Ramírez was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Seattle Mariners for cash on July 27, 2015.

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 before being claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles Angels

Ramírez was claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on June 26, 2016. 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 UCL in his throwing elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery after only 2 starts for the 2018 season. He pitched 6.2 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, 2019.
On February 19, 2020, Ramírez re-signed with the Angels on a minor league deal.