Jairo Ramos Gizzi [hy'-ro/rah'-mos/yeet'-se] (born 21 July 1971) is a Venezuela-born Italian baseball first baseman. Ramos bats and throws left-handed.[1] He currently plays for the T & A San Marino club of the Italian Baseball League.
As a member of the Italy national baseball team, Ramos competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics[2] and won the 2010 European Baseball Championship.[3]
Ramos, who debuted in the Italian League with Grosseto BBC in 1998, connected his 100th home run in the circuit during the 2013 season, as well as his 1,000th hit in 2014.[4]
In between, Ramos played winter ball for the Leones del Caracas, Cardenales de Lara, Tiburones de La Guaira and Pastora de los Llanos clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in a span of 19 seasons from 1989–2007.[1] He also represented Venezuela in the 2006 Caribbean Series.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "VPBL batting statistics". PuraPelota.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jairo Ramos Gizzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "European Championship Seniors '10 ITALY Team Roster". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Jairo Ramos logra el hit 1000 en la liga italiana[permanent dead link] (Spanish). PlanetaBeisbol.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ El anfitrión en busca de la gloria (Spanish). ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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