Ramón Landestoy Troncoso (born February 16, 1983) is a Dominican former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Troncoso signed as a non-drafted

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by the Dodgers on June 20, 2002, Troncoso played his first three professional seasons for the Dodgers

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team. In 2005, he was sent to the Rookie-League

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, where he led the team in saves with 13. He pitched for the Class-A

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and the Class-A Advanced

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in 2006, and was ranked as the 22nd best prospect in the Dodger organization by ''

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''. With Vero Beach he went 1-3 with a 6.75

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in 18 appearances. He pitched in 23 games, going 4-0 with 15 saves and a 2.41 ERA with Columbus, tossing seven hitless frames with five

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during his final six outings. Troncoso split the 2007 season between the Single-A

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and the Double-A

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. He was added to the Dodgers

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after the '07 season, and made his Major League Debut on April 1, 2008, for the Dodgers against the

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. He pitched to one batter and induced an inning-ending double-play. He split the season between the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s and the Dodgers. He finished the 2008 season with a record of 1-1 and a 4.26 ERA in 32 relief appearances for the Dodgers. In 2009 Troncoso spent the entire season with the Dodgers, working in a team high 73 games and finishing 5-4 with a 2.72 ERA. In 2010, he appeared in 52 games with the Dodgers, though he was briefly reassigned to AAA in mid-season. Overall, he was 2-3 with a 4.33 ERA. To begin 2011, Troncoso joined the Triple-A

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. However, on April 16, he was recalled from the minors when

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was placed on the disabled list. He was optioned back to the minors five days later after allowing 12 hits in 2 2/3 innings pitched. He spent most of the season with the Isotopes, pitching in 35 games with a 2-4 record and 5.05 ERA before rejoining the Dodgers in September. With the Dodgers he appeared in 18 games and had a high ERA of 6.75. The Dodgers designated him for assignment on March 22, 2012 and removed him from the 40-man roster. He spent the entire 2012 season in Albuquerque and was 4-1 with a 6.67 ERA in 45 games.

Chicago White Sox

He signed a minor league contract with the

in November, 2012. Ramon was called up from the minors June 7, 2013 - to provide depth in the White Sox bullpen after numerous injuries to the pitching staff. He was outrighted to the minors on October 4, 2013. In 29 games for the White Sox, he was 1-4 with a 4.50 ERA.

Kansas City Royals

Troncoso signed a minor league deal with the

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on March 14, 2014, and was released from the club on July 21, 2014 after appearing in 24 games with a 1-6 record and 4.30 ERA for the

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Return to the Dodgers

Troncoso signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers in February 2015 and he was assigned to the AA

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to start the season. After two appearances in AA he was promoted to the AAA

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, where he was 5–1 with a 1.98 ERA in 29 games (including two starts).

Leones de Yucatán

Troncoso signed with the

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of the

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on March 29, 2016. He was released on May 15, 2016.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On May 27, 2016, Troncoso signed with the

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of the

. He was released on April 11, 2017.

Coaching

In January 2018, it was announced that Troncoso had taken a job as a pitching coach for the Dodgers

affiliate. He was promoted to the

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in 2021.

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