Ramón Urías #29

Originally signed by the Texas Rangers as an International Free Agent on Dec. 6, 2010...His younger brother, Luis, is an infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization...His favorite food is tacos, especially with seafood...If he weren’t playing baseball he would like to be an architect...During the offseason he spends his time in Mexico and Arizona, and enjoys traveling to Cancún...His favorite player growing up was Vinny Castilla...Has a dog named Choco.

2021

His .361 OBP led American League rookies and ranked fourth among Major League rookies; he became the ninth O’s rookie (since 1954) to record a season with an OBP of .360-or-higher (min. 295 PA), and the first since Hyun Soo Kim in 2016 (.382)...Had the third-highest fWAR among O’s hitters (1.6), behind only Cedric Mullins (5.3) and Austin Hays (2.4); his 1.6 fWAR also ranked sixth among AL rookies...Slashed .288/.371/.420 (59-for-205) with 16 multi-hit efforts in 60 games after being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 6/27, compared to .246/.328/.386 (14-for-57) in 25 games prior; his .371 OBP from 6/27 on led AL rookies and ranked second among MLB rookies during that span (min. 200 PA)...Hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games and reached base safely in all 13; slashed .316/.409/.368 (12-for-38) with two doubles, six walks, four runs, and four RBI in this span...Recorded a career-high-tying five-game RBI streak from 8/21-26 (also: 5/15-6/29)...Recorded six extra-base hits (2 HR, 4-2B) in a five-game span from 8/19-24, his most in any five-game span in his career...Recorded three-straight multi-hit games two different times, from 7/3-6 and 8/21-24; tied for the second-longest streak by an O’s batter in 2021; had never recorded multiple hits in consecutive games prior to 2021...Stole his first career base in his 54th career game on 7/23 vs. WSH; has 45 career stolen bases in 674 minor league games...Caught the final out, a line out to shortstop, of John Means’ no-hitter on 5/5 at SEA...Placed on the 10-day Injured List (right adductor strain) on 9/22, ending his season...Made his first career Opening Day roster.

2020

Made his Major League debut on 8/20 vs. BOS, entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning (struck out)...Recorded his first career hit, a single on the first pitch he saw from LHP Martín Pérez in his first at-bat in the third inning on 8/22 vs. BOS...Made his first career start (2B) on 8/22 vs. BOS; made his first career start at SS on 9/22 at BOS...Collected a career-high three hits on 9/24 at BOS...Hit safely in a career-high five-straight games to close out the season, hitting .400 (8-for-20) during this stretch...Recorded his first Major League home run on 9/25 at TOR; a solo homer off RHP Shun Yamaguchi in the fifth inning...Recorded his first career double, run scored, and RBI (collecting two of each) on 9/24 at BOS...Made four starts at shortstop (five games) and two starts at second base (four games)...Recalled from the Alternate Training Site to serve as the 29th man on 9/4...Had three different stints with the Orioles.

2019

Split the season between Class A-Advanced Palm Beach, Double-A Springfield, and Triple-A Memphis, hitting a combined .262/.362/.419 (90-for-344) with 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 103 total games... Ranked tied for seventh among Cardinals minor leaguers in doubles (24) and 10th in RBI... Placed on the 7-day injured list with a fractured cheekbone on 6/8; suffered the injury between innings on 6/8 at Reno while taking a throw down to second base before the bottom of the second inning... Reinstated from the injured list on 7/8, and played in six games for Palm Beach and two games for Springfield before returning to Memphis... Recorded his first career multi-home run game in minor league baseball on 8/5 vs. El Paso, homering twice... Recorded a season-high four hits and four RBI in the game on 8/9 at Sacramento.

2018

Infielder played in 90 games between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA) starting games at second base (47), third base (13), shortstop (7) and first base (7)...Batted .300 with 13 HR, 44 RBI and 28 doubles...Ran off a 14-game hitting streak (7/1-15), batting .375 (2156) during the streak...Ranked 3rd among Cardinals minor leaguers hitting 28 doubles...Appeared in five Pacific Coast League playoff games and the Triple-A National Championship...Played for Caneros de los Mochis in the Mexican Pacific League in the off-season batting .318 with 10 HR, 34 RBI, 34 walks, a .432 on-base perceantage in 50 games...Led the Mexican Pacific League in on-base perecentage (.432) and ranked among the league leaders in batting (.318, 6th), home runs (10, T-5th), walks (34, T-4th), slugging (.542, 3rd) and HR/AB (17.30, 3rd)...Hit three home runs with seven RBI vs. Obregón (11/28) including a 1st inning grand slam (homered in 3rd & 6th too) and scored four runs.
 

2017

Played in 106 games for Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League...Named a Mexican League All-Star at second base...Led the Mexican League in runs scored (91) and hit by pitches (25), ranked tied for second in extra-base hits (51), fourth in slugging percentage (.577), tied for fourth in total bases (224), and fifth in on-base percentage (.433)...Recorded a 32-game on-base streak from 5/12-6/21; tied for the sixth longest in the Mexican League...Recorded four multi-home run games on the season, including a career-high three home run game on 5/13 vs. Aguascalientes.

2016

Appeared in 43 games for Diablos Rojos del México, batting .301/.418/.382 (41-for-136) with 42 runs scored...Recorded a 27-game on-base streak from 4/29-5/29, with a .446 on-base percentage during this stretch.