Horacio Ramírez

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**Horacio Ramírez**

Kansas City Royals — No. 22
Starting pitcher
Born: November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24) (age 28)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
April 2, 2003 for the Atlanta Braves
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	38-29
Strikeouts	288
Earned run average	4.61
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2003-2006) Seattle Mariners (2007)

Horacio Ramírez (born November 24, 1979 in Carson, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals organization. He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, when he had a solid 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. He got off to an excellent start in 2004 with a 2.39 ERA in the first nine starts, before he suffered a shoulder injury, initially thought minor, but which eventually sidelined him for the rest of the season, except for one September relief appearance.

His pitching arsenal consists of a low 90's fastball, a slider, a cutter, and a curveball.

In 2005, Ramírez finished with a record of 11-9 and an ERA of 4.63. He pitched over 200 innings for the first time in his career. He remained in the Braves' rotation in 2006 as the number 3 starter.

On December 6, 2006, the Atlanta Braves traded Ramírez to the Seattle Mariners for right-handed relief pitcher, Rafael Soriano. [1]

On March 12, 2008, Ramírez was released by the Mariners [2]. On May 21, he signed a minor league deal with the Royals.