Heliot Ramos

Heliot Lemuel Ramos

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Leadership Christian Academy
• Debut April 10, 2022

• Born September 7, 1999 in Humacao P.R.

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Heliot Ramos was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 2017 amateur draft, with the 19th overall pick. He began his pro career that season with the AZL Giants, where he hit .348/.404/.645 in 35 games. He slugged 11 doubles, 6 triples and 6 homers, scored 33 runs and drove in 27 in an excellent first season that resulted in his being named a postseason All-Star and an organizational All-Star. In 2018, he was with the Augusta GreenJackets in the South Atlantic League. Playing against much older competition, he hit .245/.313/.396 in 124 games, with 11 homers and 52 RBIs. He was selected to play on the World Team for the 2018 Futures Game. He just cracked the top 100 prospect list prepared by mlb.com and Baseball Prospectus before the 2019 season, then was named to the roster of the National League team for the 2019 Futures Game. That year, he hit .291/.361/.481 in 102 games between Class A and AA. It's not an exaggeration to say that the COVID-19 pandemic came at the worst possible time for a player like Heliot, as it stopped his progression dead in its tracks. He was unable to play in 2020 as the minor leagues were shut down and he was not advanced enough in his development to be able to help the major league team. When minor league play resumed in 2021, he split his season between the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels and AAA Sacramento River Cats, but his production fell, to .254/.323/.417 in 116 games.

In spite of so-so numbers the previous year, he made his major league debut with the Giants on April 10, 2022, starting in left field against the Miami Marlins. He went 2 for 3 and scored a run in a 3-2 win. He went just 2 for 20 in 9 games in his first taste of the majors. In 2023, he hardly did much better, batting .179 in 25 games. Over the two brief stays, he hit one homer and drove in a grand total of two runs. His minor league season with Sacramento in 2022 was no great shakes either, as he batted .227 with 11 homers and 45 RBIs in 108 games. He was injured for part of 2023, but hit much better in 68 games at Sacramento, finishing at .300 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs, giving the Giants hope for the future.

He began 2024 back at Sacramento before earning a promotion to the majors in early May after hitting .296 with 8 homers and 21 RBIs in 30 games in AAA. This time he got an extended look, and the Giants' patience was rewarded. He hit .280 in 21 games in May, then turned up the power in June, batting .304 with 8 homers and 24 RBIs in 27 games while splitting time between center field and left field. This resulted in his being named to the All-Star team for the first time. On September 15th, he became the first right-handed batter to hit a "splashdown" homer in the history of Oracle Park; to do this, a hitter has to clear the right-field fence and bleachers by enough margin for the ball to "land" in McCovey Cove. This requires a mighty blast, and only left-handed batters has managed the feat since the ballpark's opening 25 years earlier. The blast came off Robert Suarez and tied the score in the 9th inning of a game against the San Diego Padres, but unfortunately for the Giants, the Padres won the game, 4-3, in 10 innings.

He is the younger brother of Henry Ramos, who reached the majors in 2021 after a lengthy minor league apprenticeship; another brother, Héctor Ramos, is a professional soccer player and the all-time top scorer of the Puerto Rican national team.

Notable Achievements

• NL All-Star (2024)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (2024)

Further Reading

• Theo DeRosa: "This longtime top prospect is playing like an All-Star", mlb.com, July 1, 2024. [1]
• Maria Guardado: "Ramos shows 'oppo juice' for Oracle Park's 1st righty Splash Hit", mlb.com, September 15, 2024. [2]

Related Sites

• Heliot Ramos on mlb.com
• BR Minors page