Wikelman Ramírez

Wikelman Ernesto Ramírez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 183 lb.

• Born August 9, 2000 in Valencia, Carabobo Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Wikelman Ramírez has pitched in the minors.

He was signed by Tampa Bay Rays scouts Marlon Roche and Ronnie Blanco in August 2016. He made his pro debut the next summer, going 1-1 with a save, 1.02 ERA and .96 WHIP in 13 games (9 starts) for the DSL Rays 2. That earned him a look stateside in 2018 but he only made two starts for the GCL Rays (6 R, 5 ER in 8 1/3 IP; 0-1), spending most of the year on the DL. He split 2019 between the GCL Rays (1-0, 2 Sv, 2 H, 4 BB, 18 K, 0 R in 15 IP) and Princeton Rays (2-1, 11.22 in 10 G).

Let loose by the Rays, he was 3-0 with a 1.12 ERA when Venezuela won the 2021 U23 Baseball World Cup; he led the event in saves. He was with the Navegantes del Magallanes in Venezuela in the winter of 2021-2022, going 3-0 with a 7.43 ERA. He had a 0-1, 7.20 record for them the next winter. He was a late cut for Venezuela in the 2023 Pan American Games.