Mario Ramírez (baseball)
Mario Ramírez Torres was a Puerto Rican shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played six seasons from through , all coming off the bench. Known mainly for his defensive prowess, Ramírez had a career batting average of .192. Career. Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Mets in . He played five seasons in their minor league system, getting his first shot at the majors in April 1980. He played 18 games in two different stints in New York, going 5-for-24. He was left off the Mets' major league roster that winter, and  was selected by the San Diego Padres in the Rule 5 Draft. After two brief major league appearances in and , Ramírez spent and as the Padres' primary reserve at shortstop, often coming in as a defensive replacement for Garry Templeton. He was released during spring training in , ending his major league career. He later played for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League during the season. Ramírez died in 2013 in his homeland of Yauco, Puerto Rico at the age of 55, following a long illness.