Yefry Ramirez Eastern League PiOW 051517 to 052117

Yefry Ramirez of the Trenton Thunder was selected the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 15, 2017 through May 21, 2017. For the week he was 1-1, 2.08 ERA, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 4 BB and 15 K. The win came in a 4-2 victory over New Hampshire. This season the RHP is 5-1, 3.00 ERA, 49 K, 1.11 WHIP, .201 BAA in 45.0 IP over 8 GS. Trenton is the Double A team of the New York Yankees. He originally signed with the Diamondbacks in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic and was selected by the Yankees in the Triple A phase of the 2015 Rule 5 draft. Ramirez turned 23 on November 28.