Harold Andrés Ramírez Lemus (born September 6, 1994) is a Colombian professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals.
[2] In 2014, Ramírez was promoted to the Class-A West Virginia Power, where he appeared in 49 games and batted .309 with one home run and 24 RBI.
[3] Ramírez continued to make his way through the Pirates minor league system, playing the entire 2015 season with the Advanced-A Bradenton Marauders.
[4] In the offseason, Ramírez played 15 games with the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific League, and hit .245 with one home run and 5 RBI against pitchers that were, on average, over eight years older than he was.
[2] In his first season with the Double-A Altoona Curve, he was selected to play in the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game.
[5] On August 1, 2016, the Pirates traded Ramírez, along with Francisco Liriano and Reese McGuire, to the Blue Jays for Drew Hutchison.
[14] Ramírez reached base safely in 18 of his first 19 MLB games and made starts at all three outfield positions during his rookie season.
[17][18] After the 2020 season, Ramírez joined the Caimanes de Barranquilla in the Colombian Professional Baseball League.
With Caimanes, his hometown team, he competed in the 2021 Caribbean Series, batting .238/.238/.333 with two doubles in 21 plate appearances.
Ramírez was hitting .329 through July 17, when a pitch from the Baltimore Orioles’ Jordan Lyles fractured his right thumb and caused him to miss four weeks.
[25] He ended the season with a slash line of .300/.343/.404, leading the team in batting average, and his 58 RBI for the Rays were second only to Randy Arozarena.
Ramírez also has a tattoo on his hand in honor of his son with a puzzle piece (a symbol of the autistic community) and a message that reads "It's okay to be different.