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This Saturday, Bryan Ramos joined the army of Cuban players with experience in the Major League Baseball (MLB), after debuting with the Chicago White Sox.
The franchise from the so-called Windy City had called him up from the Minor Leagues to join the big team in the series they are celebrating against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 22-year-old infielder from Havana, who primarily plays third base, came out as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning with the game tied at five runs. He did not consume any offensive shifts, but he did have a play on the field that did not end in the best way.
In the tenth inning, after the White Sox had taken the lead and with two Cardinals players in circulation, Alec Burleson hit a ground ball through third base that Ramos fielded and hit the rubber to prevent the hosts from tying, but he couldn’t. take out. Runner Paul Goldschmidt quickly returned to third and avoided getting into a rundownso the bases were filled.
Fortunately for Ramos and the White Sox, reliever John Brebbia iced out the Cardinals’ three runners after striking out Lars Nootbaar, Masyn Winn and Iván Herrera and sealing the 6-5 victory.
Ramos, considered the number 4 prospect in the Chicago franchise, was called to the bench this Friday night during the seventh inning of the Double-A Birmingham Barons’ clash against the Rockets City Trash Panda 3-2. which took the player by surprise, reports the MLB website.
“When they took me out at first, I said, ‘What is this? was my first reaction. But you think about it and you know what was happening,” Ramos said prior to his Saturday debut at Busch Stadium, the publication adds.
“You don’t really know until after the game. They said it in front of everyone and he was pretty cool,” she said.
The Cuban prospect was signed as a free agent by the White Sox in 2018 to a minor league contract. Since then, the Havana native has gone through different levels of American baseball with good performances, although at the beginning of this year his performance decreased, according to official statistics.
This is a dream come true for Bryan Ramos 🥹 pic.twitter.com/RBZ8wPMROs
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Ramos was added to the roster to take the place of Danny Mendick, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with lower back discomfort.
Mendick had been a standout in the team’s offense since being promoted from Triple-A Charlotte at the end of last April. Until his departure, he was averaging .256, with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs to his name in 10 games.
Injuries have plagued important White Sox players so far this season, including fellow Cubans Luis Robert Jr. and Yoan Moncada, who remain out of the team.
The man from Avila is experiencing hip discomfort similar to those that caused him to miss many games in 2021 and remains inactive, while the man from Cienfuegos suffered an adductor strain that could leave him without action for the remainder of the campaign.
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With his promotion, Bryan Ramos becomes the 25th Cuban player to wear the shirt of the Chicago South team in MLB, a story that José Acosta began in 1922.
Illustrious figures from the past such as Minnie Miñoso, Willy Miranda, or from subsequent generations such as José Canseco, José Ariel Contreras, Alexei Ramírez and Orlando “Duque” Hernández have passed through there.
Closer in time are the successful forays of Yasmany Grandal and José Dariel Abreu, before the latter joined the Houston Astros, where he currently plays.
In addition, Ramos brings to 22 the number of players born in Cuba who have seen action in the current MLB season.
2024-05-05 16:06:28
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