Jairo Ramos Gizzi

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ramos and the second or maternal family name is Gizzi.

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 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

  1. 1 2 "VPBL batting statistics". PuraPelota.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Olympics". SportsReference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "European Championship Seniors '10 ITALY Team Roster". Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Jairo Ramos logra el hit 1000 en la liga italiana (Spanish). PlanetaBeisbol.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ El anfitrión en busca de la gloria (Spanish). ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.



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