Alex Ramírez
| Alex Ramírez | |
|---|---|
Ramirez celebrating his 2000 career hits in 2013 | |
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: 3 October 1974 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 | 2,017 |
| Home runs | 380 |
| Runs batted in | 1,272 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As a player:
As manager: | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
NPB
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| Member of the Japanese | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2023 |
Alexander Ramón Ramírez Quiñónez (born 3 October 1974), nicknamed Ramichan, is a Venezuelan-born 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 in NPB. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.
Before playing in Japan, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2000).
He managed the Yokohama BayStars from 2016 to 2020.