Luis Ramazzini

Luis Ramazzini P.

• School Universidad de San Carlos

Biographical Information

Luis Ramazzini pitched for the Guatemalan national team and in the minors. His brother Arturo Ramazzini also played for Guatemala.

He debuted with Guatemala in the 1947 Amateur World Series at age 15; against Puerto Rico, he allowed one run in seven innings. He also appeared in the 1948 Amateur World Series. He got Guatemala's lone win in the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games, beating Costa Rica. He was named the team MVP.

Ramazzini was briefly with the Havana Cubans in 1951; the Antorcha Deportiva article cited said he was 7-3 but he is listed with no decisions in Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History; BR register doesn't even list him on the team but some of their records back then are limited for bit players. He also pitched briefly with the Big Spring Broncs. It would be 42 years until another Guatemalan, Hugo Pivaral, signed with a MLB organization. He later played softball for the Guatemalan national team after moving to first base.