Hanley Ramírez
Hanley Ramírez (born December 23, 1983) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Florida / Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cleveland Indians. Ramírez is a three-time MLB All-Star and received the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year Award. While he played the majority of his career at shortstop, he also played first base, third base and left field.
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Ramírez with the Boston Red Sox in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 23, 1983 Samaná, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 20, 2005, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||
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| April 17, 2019, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .289 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 271 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 917 | ||||||||||||||
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Ramírez established himself as an elite hitter during his prime years, with a high career batting average (.289) and a high isolated power (.197). However, he was rated as a poor defensive shortstop, resulting in a move to left field with the Red Sox, where he fared even worse defensively. For the 2016 season, he was transitioned to first base, a move that yielded good results both offensively and defensively. Ramirez's hitting declined from 2017 on, however, as he posted the lowest batting averages and the lowest OPS of his MLB career.