caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team image_size position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
ramírez with the new york mets right puerto plata , dominican republic 2006 , 2014 season 23-21 3.42 364 tigres de quintana roo 240px pitcher win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts april 14 31 august 1981 56 ramón ramírez on april 5 , 2012.jpg ramón ramírez -lrb- dominican pitcher -rrb-
 colorado rockies ramón ramírez right
ramón ramírez -lrb- dominican pitcher -rrb-

ramón santo ramírez -lrb- born august 31 , 1981 -rrb- is a dominican relief pitcher for the tigres de quintana roo of the mexican baseball league .
he stands and weighs .
he has pitched for the hiroshima toyo carp in nippon professional baseball -lrb- npb -rrb- , and the colorado rockies , kansas city royals , boston red sox , san francisco giants , new york mets and baltimore orioles in major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .
he bats and throws right-handed .
he throws a fastball , a changeup , and a slider .
ramírez was signed by the texas rangers in 1996 , as an infielder .
after one season in their minor leagues , he was released .
he spent the next three years learning how to pitch before joining the hiroshima toyo carp 's dominican academy in 2000 .
he pitched in two games with the carp in 2002 and was signed by the new york yankees in 2003 .
he spent 2.5 years in their minor leagues before getting traded to the colorado rockies in the middle of the 2005 season .
shortly after the 2006 season started , ramírez was called up by the rockies , and he went on to have a successful rookie season for them .
in 2007 , he had an 8.31 era with the rockies and spent time on the disabled list and in the minor leagues .
before the 2008 season , he was traded to the kansas city royals .
after one season with the royals , he was traded to the boston red sox .
in 2009 , his seven wins were tied for third among relief pitchers in the american league .
after an inconsistent start to the 2010 season , ramírez was traded to the san francisco giants .
he posted a 0.67 era with the giants , helping them reach the playoffs .
he gave up runs in 4 of the 5 playoff games he pitched in , but the giants won their first world series since 1954 .
in 2011 , ramírez posted a career-best 2.62 era and was traded to the new york mets after the season .
