Horacio Ramírez

Horacio Ramírez (born November 24, 1979 in Carson, California)is a Major League Baseball pitcher. His parents emigrated from Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, when he had a solid 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. At the end of his rookie season, he was selected to the Baseball Digest All-Star Rookie team. He got off to an excellent start in 2004 with a 2.39 ERA in the first nine starts, before he suffered a shoulder injury, initially thought minor, but which eventually sidelined him for the rest of the season, except for one September relief appearance. In 2005, Ramírez finished with a record of 11-9 and an ERA of 4.63. He pitched over 200 innings for the first time in his career. He remained in...