Ram rez was signed as a 16 year old free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1994. He made his major league debut with the Pirates in 1998 at the ripe age of 20. Ram rez struggled in his first three seasons while showing great potential. In 2001, Ram rez exploded for 34 home runs and 112 RBI to go along with a .300 BA. Injuries and a terrible batting slump in 2002 to go along with Pittsburgh's need to trim payroll made him expendable, and in July of 2003 the Pirates traded Ram rez, along with outfielder Kenny Lofton to the Chicago Cubs. Ram rez finished the 2003 season strong in Chicago, and led Chicago into the playoffs where they defeated the Atlanta Braves before being defeated by the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins in a tightly contested seven-game NLCS.
Ram rez has played extremely well during the 2004 season, and despite nursing a sore hamstring, has lead the Cubs in hitting and RBI for most of the season. Long derided for poor defense, his play at third base in 2004 has been well above average. Cubs manager Dusty Baker considers Ram one of the key ingredients in the Cubs' drive for the playoffs. That is strong praise on a team that includes stars the likes of Sammy Sosa, Mois s Alou, Nomar Garciaparra, Corey Patterson, Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Greg Maddux, and Carlos Zambrano.
Aramis Ramírez (born June 25, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs since 2003.
Aramis is the brother of Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher, Elizardo Ramirez
Ramirez finished the 2005 season on the disabled list, yet, still completed the season with thirty-one home runs and 92 RBIs.
Ramirez would be a valuable commodity if he hit the free agent market after this season so the Cubs will likely make a big effort to keep the slugger happy.
ET AramisRamirez missed the cycle by a single and drove in five runs Saturday in the loss to the White Sox.
Ramirez had two changes to go for the cycle, but he popped out in the seventh and grounded out to end the game in the ninth.
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