Max Ramírez

Max Ramírez
Boston Red Sox – No. 51
Catcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
June 22, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics (through August 3, 2009)
Batting average	.217
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	9
Teams
Texas Rangers (2008)

Maximiliano R. Ramírez (born October 11, 1984, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Major League baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox.

Baseball career

In 2002 Ramírez was signed as an international undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Braves.

Ramírez is most notable for having been traded twice for veteran major league players, despite only being in Single-A at the time of each trade. It is very rare for a player to be traded "straight up" for a major league player from Single-A, and even rarer for it to happen twice to the same player. He did this a third time in 2009 but was no longer in Single-A.

Ramírez has been an All-Star selection in three different leagues - the Appalachian (2005), Sally (2006), and Carolina Leagues (2007). He also played in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game. He was named the Appalachian League Player of the Year in 2005.

In 2006, Ramírez was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Bob Wickman. In 2007, he was traded by Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for Kenny Lofton. Ramírez made his Rangers debut on June 22, 2008.

After the 2008 season ended, Ramírez played in the Venezuelan Winter League for the La Guaira Sharks. In 50 games, he batted .298 with 15 home runs, 53 RBI, and 42 runs scored en route to winning the Rookie of the Year Award over fellow catcher Pablo Sandoval.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
• Official Bio