Edubray Ramos

Ramos signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in May 2010. They released him in February 2011.

In November 2012, he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2013 he pitched for the VS Phillies of the Venezuelan Summer League, and was 2–3 with one save and a 5.08 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 332⁄3 innings, averaging 9.6 strikeouts per 9 innings.[3][2]

On August 4, 2014, while pitching for the Class A Short-Season Williamsport Crosscutters he was the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week.[4] He was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week on September 1.[2] Pitching for the VS Phillies, GCL Phillies, and Williamsport in 2014, he was 2–1 with 10 saves and an 0.81 ERA, and 48 strikeouts in 441⁄3 innings, averaging 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.[3]

On June 15, 2015, while pitching for the Class A-Advanced Clearwater Threshers, he was the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week and Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week.[4][2] Pitching for Clearwater and the Class AA Reading Fightin Phils in 2015, he was 4–6 with eight saves and a 2.07 ERA, and 65 strikeouts in 692⁄3 innings.[3] Pitching for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League in 2015, he was name a Rising Star and an AFL All Star.[4][2] The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[5]

Pitching for Reading and the Class AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs in 2016, he was 2–1 with 10 saves and a 1.16 ERA, and 41 strikeouts in 382⁄3 innings, averaging 9.5 strikeouts per 9 innings.[3] He was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May.[2]

Ramos was promoted to the Phillies on June 24, 2016.[6] He made his MLB debut the same night against the San Francisco Giants, retiring the only batter he faced.[7] Three weeks later he earned his first MLB decision, when the Phillies defeated the New York Mets.[8] In 2016 with the Phillies he was 1–3 with a 3.83 ERA, and 40 strikeouts in 40 innings.[9] He struck out 25% of the batters he faced with the Phillies.[2] His fastball averaged 95 miles per hour.[10]

In 2017 with the Phillies he was 2–7 with a 4.21 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 572⁄3 innings.[9] He averaged 11.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched, the 7th-highest mark ever by a Phillies reliever.[2] He also pitched in Lehigh Valley, going 2–0 with a save and a 1.54 ERA, and 10 strikeouts in 112⁄3 innings.[3]

Ramos recorded his first career save on May 13, 2018.[11] In 2018 with the Phillies, he was 3–1 with a save and a 2.32 ERA, and 42 strikeouts in 422⁄3 innings.[9] He held batters to a .191 batting average with runners on base.[12] He also pitched 62⁄3 innings between Reading and Lehigh Valley.[3]

In 2019 in the minor leagues he pitched for Clearwater, Reading, and Lehigh Valley, and was a combined 2–0 with six saves and a 3.21 ERA in 14 games (2 starts), during which he pitched 14 innings.[13] In 2019 with the Phillies, he was 1–0 with a 5.40 ERA, as in 20 relief appearances he pitched 15 innings.[13] Ramos was outrighted off of the Phillies roster on November 4, and subsequently elected free agency.

On January 9, 2020, Ramos signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

On December 11, 2020, Ramos signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.[15] Ramos did not play in a game for the Rangers organization and became a free agent following the 2021 season.

On February 21, 2022, Ramos signed with the Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[16] He made 16 appearances for the team, registering a 2-0 record and 5.71 ERA while striking out 15 in 17.1 innings of work.[17]

On July 17, 2022, Ramos was traded to the Long Island Ducks in the Atlantic League.[18]

On November 19, 2022, while playing for the Tiburones de la Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, Ramos was involved in a brawl that started after Asdrúbal Cabrera punched Carlos Castro as he rounded the bases. In the ensuing brawl, Ramos threw a baseball full force into the middle of the fight. The ball struck Caribes de Anzoategui player Liarvis Breto in the head, causing a hematoma.[19] The next day, Ramos was suspended indefinitely by the league.[20]

On January 11, 2023, Ramos signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[21] In 3 appearances, Ramos posted a 1–0 record with a 10.80 ERA and 4 strikeouts over 3.1 innings. He was released on May 2, 2023.[22]