Ramón Flores (baseball)

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Ramón Flores
Flores with the New York Yankees
Diablos Rojos del México – No. 23
Outfielder
Born: (1992-03-26) March 26, 1992 (age 32)
Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 30, 2015, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.204
Home runs2
Runs batted in20
Teams

Ramón Flores (born March 26, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels.

Professional career[edit]

New York Yankees[edit]

The New York Yankees signed Flores as an international free agent in 2008.[1] Flores had a .302 batting average for the Tampa Yankees of the High–A Florida State League in 2012, and the Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2]

In the first game of the 2015 season, with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League, Flores hit for the cycle.[3]

The Yankees promoted Flores to the major leagues on May 29, 2015.[4] On May 30, in his first major league game, he started in left field against the Oakland Athletics.[citation needed] The Yankees optioned Flores to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 10 when Brendan Ryan was activated from the disabled list.[citation needed] On June 21, 2015, the Yankees called Flores back up to cover for the injured Mason Williams

Seattle Mariners[edit]

On July 30, 2015, the Yankees traded Flores and José Ramírez to the Seattle Mariners for Dustin Ackley.[5] The Mariners assigned him to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League (PCL). Flores batted .423 in 14 games for Tacoma, before he broke and dislocated his right ankle in August, and missed the remainder of the season.[6]

Milwaukee Brewers[edit]

On November 20, 2015, the Mariners traded Flores to the Milwaukee Brewers for Luis Sardiñas.[7] Flores made the Brewers opening day roster after a strong spring training. On May 21, 2016, Flores homered for the first time off Jacob deGrom at Citi Field. [8]

Los Angeles Angels[edit]

On November 15, 2016, Flores signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization.[9] He played for the Salt Lake Bees of the PCL, and the Angels promoted him to the major leagues on August 1.[10]

Boston Red Sox[edit]

On January 11, 2018, Flores signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On March 26, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox.[11] He was released on July 4, 2018.

Somerset Patriots[edit]

On July 6, 2018, Flores signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He re-signed with the team for the 2019 season.

Minnesota Twins[edit]

On July 31, 2019, Flores had his contract purchased by the Minnesota Twins and was assigned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.[12] He finished the year batting .308/.435/.449 in 30 games with Rochester. Flores did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Washington Nationals[edit]

On February 16, 2021, Flores signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization that included an invitation to spring training. Flores struggled to a .136/.278/.136 slash line with no home runs and 2 RBI in 25 games between the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings and was released by the Nationals organization on July 20.[14]

Long Island Ducks[edit]

On July 23, 2021, Flores signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[15] In 64 games, Flores batted .243/.365/.391 with 7 home runs and 36 RBIs. He became a free agent after the season.

Diablos Rojos del México[edit]

On January 9, 2022, Flores signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League for the 2022 season.[16]

In 2023, Flores played in 84 games for México, hitting .319/.427/.448 with 3 home runs and 45 RBI.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Sickels (May 29, 2015). "Yankees promote prospect Ramon Flores to major leagues". Minor League Ball. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Yankees claim RHP Mickey Storey off waivers" (Press release). Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Jackson, Josh (April 10, 2015). "Yankees' Flores hits for cycle on Opening Day". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Krest, Shawn (May 29, 2015). "Yankees place Slade Heathcott on DL, call up Ramon Flores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Stecker, Brent (July 30, 2015). "Mariners trade OF Dustin Ackley to Yankees for prospects". 710 ESPN Seattle. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Divish, Ryan (August 15, 2015). "With Ramon Flores injured, September call-up candidate list expands". Seattle Times. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mariners Acquire INF Luis Sardiñas from Milwaukee". October 27, 2016.
  8. ^ staff, State Journal (March 28, 2016). "Brewers: Blaine Boyer, Ramon Flores make Opening Day roster". madison.com.
  9. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 12-18". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "Angels Notes: Cameron Maybin nearly ready to return". August 2, 2017.
  11. ^ Todd, Jeff (March 27, 2018). "Minor MLB Transactions: 3/26/18". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Patriots OF Ramon Flores' Contract Purchased by Twins". Somerset Patriots. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com. June 30, 2020.
  14. ^ @tombaseball29 (July 20, 2021). "#Nationals have released OF Ramon Flores" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions". www.atlanticleague.com.
  16. ^ "FLORES EN EL INFIERNO: DIABLOS FIRMA AL CAMPEÓN BATE DE VENEZUELA". diablos.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "Diablos Rojos: Ramón Flores regresa en 2024". milb.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

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