Heliot Lemuel Ramos Lebrón (born September 7, 1999) is a Puerto Rican
professional baseball
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center fielder
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for the
San Francisco Giants
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). The Giants selected Ramos in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of the
2017 MLB draft
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. He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Career
Amateur career
Ramos attended Leadership Christian Academy in
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo (, ) is a city, suburb of San Juan and municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas, south of Cataño, east of Bayamón, and west of San Juan. Guaynabo is spr ...
.
He played for the Las Lomas Potros travel ball club in Puerto Rico. Ramos was the Most Valuable Player of the 2016
Under Armour All-America Baseball Game
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, a showcase of high school juniors and seniors that was held at
Wrigley Field
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on July 23, 2016. He committed to play baseball at
Florida International University
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prior to signing his professional contract.
Professional career
2017-18
The
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...
selected Ramos in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of the
2017 MLB draft
The 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 12, 2017. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on MLB Network on J ...
. He signed for a
signing bonus
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of $3,101,700.
Ramos began his professional career in 2017 with the
Arizona League Giants
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of the
Rookie-level Arizona League
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, based at the team's minor league complex in
Scottsdale, Arizona
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. He ranked was first in the league with a .645
slugging percentage
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, 2nd with a .348
batting average
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Cricket
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, 8th with a .404
on-base percentage
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, 2nd with a 1.049
on base plus slugging percentage (OPS), and tied for 7th with six
home run
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s in 138
at bat
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s. Following the season, ''
Baseball America
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'' named Ramos a 2017 Rookie-Level Classification All-Star, and he was one of only three outfielders selected among players in the four Rookie-level leagues. In the Giants' 2017 draft class, ''Baseball America'' rated Ramos as the Best Power Hitter, Best Defensive Player, and Best Athlete, and as having the Best Pro Debut. He was also named an Arizona League post-season All Star, and an MiLB.com Organization All Star.
Ramos participated in the Giants' Instructional League following the 2017 season.
In 2018, Ramos played with the
Augusta GreenJackets
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of the
Class A South Atlantic League
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. He hit .245/.313/.396 with 11 home runs and 52
RBIs, and 8 steals in 15 attempts, in 485 at bats over 124 games. He was a 2018 Futures Game selection.
2019-22
He began the 2019 season with the
San Jose Giants
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Games
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of the
Class A-Advanced
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California League
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. Ramos was named to the 2019
All-Star Futures Game
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. In August, the Giants promoted Ramos, 19 years of age at the time, to the
Richmond Flying Squirrels
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of the
Class AA
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Eastern League.
Over 389 at bats in 102 games between the two teams, Ramos slashed .290/.369/.481 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs, and 8 steals in 18 attempts. He was a Futures Game selection.
He was named a California League mid-season and post-season All Star, and an MiLB.com Organization All Star.
In the Arizona Fall League he batted .185/.250/.262 in 65 at bats.
In 2021, Ramos was selected to play in the
All-Star Futures Game
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. In July 2021, Ramos was promoted to the AAA
Sacramento River Cats
The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 15 yea ...
. Across 449 at bats, Ramos hit .254/.323/.416 with 15 steals in 19 attempts. Ramos was added to the
40-man roster
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following the season on November 19, 2021. He was ranked # 5 in the Giants 2022 MLB Prospect Rankings.
In 2022, playing for AAA Sacramento, he batted .227/.305/.349 in 427 at bats, with 61 runs, 11 home runs, and 45 RBIs.
He played 49 games in center field, 33 in right field, 21 in left field, and 8 at DH.
The Giants promoted Ramos to the major leagues on April 10, 2022. With the Giants, he batted 2-for-20.
Personal life
Ramos is the younger brother of
Héctor Ramos, a professional soccer player and the all-time top scorer of the
Puerto Rican national team.
He is also the younger brother of
Henry Ramos, also a professional baseball outfielder, who made his MLB debut in 2021 with Arizona.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Heliot
1999 births
Living people
People from Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
Major League Baseball outfielders
San Francisco Giants players
Arizona League Giants players
Augusta GreenJackets players
San Jose Giants players
Richmond Flying Squirrels players
Scottsdale Scorpions players
Sacramento River Cats players
Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players