Ramón Rosso

Ramón Antonio Rosso (born June 9, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Rosso made his MLB debut in 2020.

Ramón Rosso
Rosso with the Clearwater Threshers in 2018
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-09) June 9, 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2020, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average6.11
Strikeouts18
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team

Career

Rosso was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother. He moved to Spain, pitching for CB Barcelona of the División de Honor de Béisbol.

Los Angeles Dodgers

At 19, Rosso was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers for a signing bonus of $62,000 on July 2, 2015. He was released by the Dodgers a year later on July 15, 2016, and never pitched in a minor league game for the organization.[1][2]

Philadelphia Phillies

Rosso was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies, who had offered him a contract prior to his signing with the Dodgers, on June 2, 2017.[1] He debuted for the Dominican Summer League Phillies, pitching to a 6–1 win–loss record with a 0.74 earned run average (ERA) in nine starts and earning a promotion to the Gulf Coast League Phillies.[3] After striking out 13 batters with one earned run in nine innings pitched, Rosso was again promoted and finished the season with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League.[2] He posted a 1–0 record with a 3.00 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched with Williamsport.[4] Rosso began the 2018 season with the Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League, where he went 5–1 with a 1.33 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 12 starts and was named a league All-Star before being promoted to the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League. He pitched in 11 games with 10 starts for Clearwater and went 6–2 with a 2.91 ERA.[5] Rosso began 2019 with the Reading Phillies of the AA Eastern League, where he had a 3–2 record with a 3.15 ERA in ten starts before earning a promotion to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[6] He finished the season with Lehigh Valley and went 2–4 with a 5.50 ERA and 64 strikeouts.[7]

Rosso was invited to Spring Training by the Phillies in 2020.[8][9] On July 24, 2020, he made his MLB debut. He finished his rookie season with a 6.52 ERA in 7 appearances. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings for the Phillies in 2021 before being designated for assignment on May 23, 2021.[10] He was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on May 28.[11] On September 1, 2021, the Phillies selected Rosso's contract.[12] On November 5, 2021, Rosso was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.[13]

Detroit Tigers

On March 14, 2022, Rosso signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.[14] He was released on May 27, 2022.

References
  1. Brookover, Bob (May 17, 2018). "Righthander Ramon Rosso an unlikely prospect for Phillies". inquirer.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. Winkleman, Matt (August 11, 2017). "Phillies Promote the Minor League's Most Dominant Pitcher to Williamsport". philliesminorthoughts.com. Phillies Minor Thoughts. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. Chase, Benjamin (September 1, 2017). "Minor League Baseball: Dominican Summer League Wrap Up". calltothepen.com. FanSided. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Brookover, Bob (October 19, 2018). "Phillies loaded with quality pitching at every level of their farm system: Minor league analysis". inquirer.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. Narducci, Marc (May 20, 2019). "Phillies prospect Ramon Rosso credits aggressive mindset for success in minor leagues". inquirer.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. Housenick, Tom (June 13, 2019). "Stripers 5, IronPigs 4 (11): Ramon Rosso stellar in his Triple-A debut". mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. Whitaker, Alec (September 4, 2019). "Minor League Mash-Up: Howard, Bohm highlight regular season". philliesnation.com. Phillies Nation. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. Montemurro, Meghan (February 7, 2020). "Evaluating the Phillies' 29 spring training non-roster invitees and their chances of making the team". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. Breen, Matt (February 24, 2020). "Phillies prospects Ramon Rosso, Zach Warren impress Joe Girardi in win over Orioles". inquirer.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. "Phillies Claim Brady Lail, Designate Ramon Rosso". May 23, 2021.
  11. "Minor MLB Transactions: 5/28/21". May 28, 2021.
  12. "Phillies Select Cam Bedrosian, Ramon Rosso". September 2021.
  13. "Phillies outright 6, including Herrera, Knapp". MLB.com.
  14. "Tigers' Ramon Rosso: Joins Detroit". March 14, 2022.
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