Alex Ramírez

Alex Ramírez
Alex Ramírez
	Ramirez celebrating his 2000 career hits in 2013
	Outfielder / Manager
	Born: 3 October 1974; Caracas, Venezuela
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: 19 September, 1998, for the Cleveland Indians
	NPB: 30 March, 2001, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
	MLB: 27 September, 2000, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
	NPB: 8 October, 2013, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Hits	86
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	48
NPB statistics
Batting average	.301
Hits	2,017
Home runs	380
Runs batted in	1,272
Games managed	692
Managerial record	336–336
Winning %	.499
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As a player: Cleveland Indians (1998–2000); Pittsburgh Pirates (2000); Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2001–2007); Yomiuri Giants (2008–2011); Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2013); As manager: Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2016–2020);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB 2× Central League MVP (2008-2009); 8× NPB All-Star (2002–2003, 2007–2012); 2× Japan Series champion (2001, 2009); 2008 CLCS MVP; 4× Best Nine Award (2003, 2007–2009); Central League batting champion (2009); 3× Central League RBI Leader (2003, 2007, 2008); Central League home run leader (2003);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2023

Alexander Ramón Ramírez Quiñónez (born 3 October 1974), nicknamed Ramichan (ラミちゃん), is a Venezuelan-born former professional baseball outfielder who had a long career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is the only foreign player to record 2,000 hits in NPB. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023, and the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.

Before playing in Japan, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2000).

He managed the Yokohama BayStars from 2016 to 2020.