Edwar Ramirez #36

Signed by Leo Perez (Angels)... attended Prof. Luis Guarionex Landestoy High School in the Dominican Republic... participated in the Yankees' donation of $25,000 in cash, food and supplies to aid in hurricane relief in the Dominican Republic in November 2007... was joined by Yankees Latin prospects and staff to distribute an additional $10,000 donation in food and supplies to help rebuild a local school ravaged by the storm in Ramirez' hometown... is a regular participant in Yankees players visits to local Bronx hospitals and schools... joins teammates at Jordan's Barber Shop in the Bronx on 7/8/08, helping to give haircuts to underprivileged kids.

2009

Made 20 relief appearances with the Yankees, posting a 5.73 ERA with no decisions over two stints (4/6-5/19, 9/1-10/4)... opponents batted .281 (25-for-89, 6HR); LH .302 (16-for- 53, 3HR), RH .250 (9-for-36, 3HR)... 13 of his 20 appearances were scoreless... stranded 14-of-21 inherited runners (66.7%)... retired 11-of-20 first batters faced (55.0%)... appeared in consecutive games once and three straight games once (5/4-6)... nine of his 15R allowed came via the home run. 4 Appeared on his first career Opening Day roster... made season debut in 4/8 loss at Baltimore, tossing 1.1 scoreless IP... recorded his 100th career strikeout (Shin-Soo Choo) in fourth inning of 4/18 loss vs. Cleveland... tossed a career-high 3.1IP in 5/9 loss at Baltimore (4H, 3ER, 2K, 2HR). 4 Was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/19 when Brian Bruney was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list... recalled from Scranton/WB on 9/1 and held opponents scoreless in three of his five September outings. 4 In 29 overall relief appearances with Scranton/WB, was 1-5 with four saves and a 3.18 ERA (51.0IP, 39H, 18ER, 16BB, 62K, 3HR)... pitched at least 2.0IP in 16 of his outings... following the All-Star break, went 1-1 with one save and a 1.57 ERA (23.0IP, 4ER) in 14 appearances with only 6BB and 26K. 4 Made three regular season appearances with Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season, allowing 1ER in 2.2IP with no decisions... also made three relief appearance in the DWL playoffs, allowing 3ER in 2.1IP with 4K and no walks.

2008

Was 5-1 with one save and a 3.90 ERA in a career-high 55 relief appearances over two stints with the Yankees (4/18-19; 4/29-9/28)... opponents batted .215 (44-for- 205, 7HR); LH .229 (27-for-118, 4HR), RH .195 (17-for-87, 3HR)... retired 40-of-54 first batters faced (72.2%)... stranded 26-of-40 inherited runners (65.0%)... appeared in consecutive games 12 times...Averaged 10.25 K/9.0IP (63K, 55.1IP), leading Yankees relievers and ranking seventh among AL relievers...Posted a 1.33 ERA (27.0IP, 4ER) when working on one or no days' rest... owned a 6.35 ERA (28.1IP, 20ER) when receiving two or more days of rest...Made two appearances in 2008 in which he allowed 4ER without retiring a batter each time (6/3 vs. Toronto and 8/9 at Los Angeles-AL)... in his 53 other appearances, combined for a 2.60 ERA (55.1IP, 16ER)... pitched to a 59.40 ERA (1.2IP, 11ER) against the Angels and a 2.18 ERA (53.2IP, 13ER) against all other Major League teams...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 4/18 and made his first appearance of the season that night at Baltimore, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings in the Yankees' loss... was optioned back the next day and then recalled a second time on 4/29...Did not allow a run in his first 21 relief appearances of the season with the Yankees and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre... in his first 13 appearances with the Yankees, allowed 10H and 6BB in 14.2IP (15K)... did not allow a run in eight appearances with Scranton/WB, going 1-0 and holding opponents to a .069 average (2-for-29) over 9.0IP (1BB, 1HB, 13K)...Allowed his first run of the season (minors and Majors) in 5/31 win at Minnesota, giving up a seventh-inning solo home run to record his first blown save of the season...In his next outing, a 6/3 loss vs. Toronto, allowed all four batters faced to reach base and score without recording an out (1H, 4ER, 3BB)... had held opponents hitless in 18 consecutive at-bats with runners in scoring position before Rod Barajas' two-run double in the seventh inning...Was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Wegner from 7/30 win vs. Baltimore after entering the game and throwing one pitch to Kevin Millar... Wegner deemed him intentionally throwing at the batter... marked his first career ejection... appealed a three-game suspension given by Major League Baseball on 7/31 and served a reduced two-game suspension from 9/15-16...Had 12 consecutive scoreless outings from 6/29-7/30, going 1-0 and allowing just 1H (13.1IP, 3BB, 17K)... lowered his ERA from 3.60 to 2.35... did not allow a run in 10 July appearances (11.1IP)... held opponents hitless for 37 consecutive at-bats from 7/3-8/3... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, marked the longest such stretch by a Yankee since Randy Johnson in 2005 (39AB)...Had hitless streak snapped on 8/3 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... struck out first two batters faced in the eighth before allowing a Chone Figgins single... two batters later (2BB), surrendered a Mark Teixeira grand slam that tied the game... still came away with the win after the Yankees scored six runs in the bottom of the frame... according to Elias, became first Yankee in franchise history to be credited with a win while being charged with at least four runs with no more than 1.0IP... was the first Major Leaguer to win in those circumstances since Boston's Keith Foulke in 2005...Recorded his only loss of the season on 8/9 at Los Angeles (AL), allowing a career-high 5R (4ER) and 4H (1HR) without retiring any of the five batters he faced in the eighth... allowed just 1ER over his next 10 outings from 8/11-30 (8.1IP)...Recorded his lone save of the season in 8/12 win at Minnesota, tossing a perfect 12th inning... was his second career save (also 8/19/07 vs. Detroit)...Allowed 5ER over 5.1IP in six September appearances (8.44 ERA)... earned his fifth and final win of the season on 9/3 at Tampa Bay, tossing a scoreless fifth inning in relief of Carl Pavano...Began year at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and did not allow a run in six relief appearances before being recalled the first time (7.0IP, 2H, 1HB, 1BB, 11K)... opponents were batting .087 (2-for-23)... ranked third among relief pitchers in the International League with a 14.14K/9.0IP ratio at the time of his initial call-up... did not allow a run in eight overall appearances with SWB in 2008 (9.0IP).

2007

Was 1-1 with one save and an 8.14 ERA in 21 relief appearances over two stints with the Yankees in 2007 (7/1-21; 8/15-9/30)...Opponents batted .286 (24-for-84, 6HR); LH .342 (13-for-38, 3HR), RH .239 (11-for-46, 3HR)...Struck out 31 batters in 21.0IP, leading all Major League pitchers with a ratio of 13.3 strikeouts/9.0IP mark (min. 20 appearances)...Made appearances in consecutive games three times...Retired 12-of-20 first batters faced (60%)...prevented 10-of-19 inherited runners from scoring (53%)...Had contract purchased from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 7/1...Made his Major League debut in 7/3 win vs. Minnesota, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning (1.0IP, 3K)...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first Yankee to strike out each of the first three batters faced in his first Major League inning since Stan Bahnsen did so on 9/9/66 vs. Boston (struck out Joe Foy, Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Conigliaro)...Earned his first Major League win on 7/6 vs. the Angels, allowing 2H and 1ER in 1.1IP (1BB, 1K)...suffered his first career blown save (allowed game-tying run to score in the sixth)...Was optioned to Scranton/WB on 7/21 and recalled again on 8/15...Recorded his first Major League save in 8/19 win vs. Detroit, tossing 2.0 perfect innings (3K)...struck out a career-high five batters in 9/11 win at Toronto, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (2H)...Allowed at least one run in six of his last seven appearances of the regular season (4.1IP, 9H, 9ER, 6BB, 5K). 4 Was 4-0 with seven saves and a 0.70 ERA in 34 minor league relief appearances in 2007 with Double-A Trenton and Scranton/WB (26H, 5ER, 22BB)...struck out 102 batters in 56.2IP and allowed only 1HR, averaging 16.2K per 9.0IP...opponents batted just .135 (26-for-192, 1HR); LH .150 (12-for-80, 1HR), RH .125 (14-for-112, 0HR)...Began the season with Trenton, going 3-0 with one save and a 0.54 ERA in nine games (16.2IP, 1ER, 33K)...opponents batted .103 (6-for-58, 1HR); LH .111 (3-for-27, 1HR), RH .097 (3-for-31, 0HR)...was 1-0 with six saves and a 0.90 ERA in 25 relief appearances over two stints for Scranton/WB in 2007 (40.0IP, 20H, 4ER, 69K, 14BB)...opponents batted .149 (20-for-134, 0HR); LH .170 (9-for-53), RH .136 (11-for-81)...Struck out a minor league career-high eight batters in 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/10 vs. New Britain...compiled a 19.1-inning scoreless stretch with 38K over 13 outings from 6/8-8/2 (7H, 1BB).

2006

Began the season in the Angels organization, but was released on 3/31... made 25 appearances with Edinburg of the Independent United League, leading the league with 16 saves while posting a 1-1 record and a 1.07 ERA... recorded 46 strikeouts in 25.1IP... ranked second in the league with 24 games finished...Had his contract purchased by the Yankees on 7/9 and was added to the Single-A Tampa roster... in 19 relief appearances for Tampa, went 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 30.2 IP... limited opponents to a .133 (14-for-105) batting average with 0HR and held right-handers to just .118 (8-for-68)... did not allow an earned run over his final 11 appearances, striking out 29 and walking only two in 18.1IP... pitched with Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League, allowing 11ER in 21.2IP (4.57 ERA) without a decision.

2005

Posted a 2-2 record and 1.45 ERA in 43 relief appearances with Pensacola of the Independent Central League... recorded 93 strikeouts while walking only 15 batters in 62.0IP... had his contract purchased by the Angels on 9/1 and made one appearance for Triple-A Salt Lake (2.0IP, 0ER).

2004

Did not play during the season after being released by the Angels on 3/31.

2003

Combined to post a 1-3 record with a 5.40 ERA in 10 games (five starts) with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Single-A Cedar Rapids in the Angels organization... began the season with Rancho and was 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA in four starts... was transferred to Cedar Rapids and made six appearances from 8/12-9/1, going 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA.

2002

Made professional debut with the Angels' rookie-league Arizona club, posting a 2-5 record with a 3.69 ERA in 13 games (7GS) and 45K in 46.1IP... made two appearances with Provo and allowed 10ER in 9.2IP... was originally signed by the Angels as a non-drafted free agent on 2/6/01.