Ronald Ramirez (minors01)

Ronald Ramírez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

• Born January 30, 1985 in Cartagena, Bolivar Colombia

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Biographical Information

Ronald Ramírez was a minor league infielder for eight years.

Ramírez signed with the Houston Astros at age 17. He debuted in 2003 with Venoco, hitting only .202. In 2004, he hit .276 for Venoco I and stole 15 bases. The next season, he batted .267/.312/.401 for the VSL Astros.

Ronald came stateside in 2006 and played for the Greeneville Astros (.314/.349/.459) and Lexington Legends (2 for 10). He led Appalachian League second basemen with 136 assists and was among the Appy leaders in doubles (20, second), hits (72, third behind Larry Williams and Travis Snider) and average (4th). He was named the All-Star second baseman. Baseball America rated him as the league's 17th-best prospect.

The Cartagena native split 2007 between the Tri-City ValleyCats (1 for 7, 2B) and Lexington Legends (.314/.342/.400 in 19 G). In 2008, at age 23, he struggled with Tri-City (.178/.235/.249 in 49 G) and Lexington (.216/.267/.289 in 58 G) and only fielded .910 at shortstop. He ended up in 2009 as a utility infielder for Lexington (.248/.288/.366 in 52 G) and the Lancaster JetHawks (.239/.285/.310 in 43 G), never having made it to AA.

Ramírez joined fellow Ronald Ramirez on the Colombian national team that won the Silver at the 2010 South American Games. He remained with the team for the 2010 Pan American Games Qualifying Tournament.

Ramirez joined the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in 2018 as the infield coach for the DSL Diamondbacks 2. He took over as manager in 2019 and was slated to return in that position in 2020 before COVID-19 shut down the minor league season. For 2021, sources differ on whether Ramirez or Rafael Ozuna managed the D'backs second DSL club. When the Diamondbacks announced their 2021 coaches, Ramirez was listed as a manager and Ozuna as the hitting coach and that seems like the more likely roles. Ramirez moved stateside as a coach for the Hillsboro Hops in 2022-2023.