Alex Ramírez
Venezuelan baseball player (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the baseball player born in 2003, see Alex Ramírez (baseball, born 2003).
For the former baseball shortstop, see Alexei Ramírez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Quiñónez.
Alexander Ramón Ramírez Quiñónez (born 3 October 1974), nicknamed Ramichan, is a Venezuelan-born Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who had a long career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is the first foreign-born player to record 2,000 hits while playing in NPB.
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Alex Ramírez | |
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Outfielder / Manager | |
Born: (1974-10-03) 3 October 1974 (age 49) Caracas, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: 19 September, 1998, for the Cleveland Indians | |
NPB: 30 March, 2001, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: 27 September, 2000, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
NPB: 8 October, 2013, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Hits | 86 |
Home runs | 12 |
Runs batted in | 48 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .301 |
Hits | 2017 |
Home runs | 380 |
Runs batted in | 1272 |
Teams | |
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As manager: | |
Career highlights and awards | |
NPB
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2023 |
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Before playing in Japan, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2000). He batted and threw right-handed.
In October 2015 he was named as the BayStars manager for the 2016 season.[1]