Heliot Ramos


Heliot Lemuel Ramos Lebrón is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Career

Ramos attended Leadership Christian Academy in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He played for the Las Lomas Potros travel ball club in Puerto Rico. He was committed to play baseball at Florida International University prior to signing his professional contract. Ramos was the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, a showcase of high school juniors and seniors that was held at Wrigley Field on July 23, 2016.
The San Francisco Giants selected Ramos in the first round, with the 19th overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft. Ramos began his professional career with the Arizona League Giants of the Rookie-level Arizona League, based at the team's minor league complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. He ranked among the league's batting leaders, including first with a.645 slugging percentage, 2nd with a.348 batting average, eighth with a.404 on-base percentage, second with a 1.049 on base-plus-slugging percentage, and tied for seventh with six home runs. Following the season, Baseball America named Ramos a 2017 Rookie-Level Classification All-Star, becoming one of only three outfielders selected among players in the four Rookie-level leagues. Among the Giants' 2017 draft class, Baseball America rated Ramos as the Best Power Hitter, Best Defensive Player, and Best Athlete, and as having the Best Pro Debut. Ramos participated in the Giants' Instructional League following the 2017 season.
In 2018, Ramos played with the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he hit.245 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in 124 games. He began the 2019 season with the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League. Ramos was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. In August, the Giants promoted Ramos to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League. Over 102 games between the two teams, Ramos slashed.290/.369/.481 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs.

Personal life

Ramos is the younger brother of Héctor Ramos, a professional soccer player and the all-time top scorer of the Puerto Rican national team. He is also the younger brother of Henry Ramos, a minor league baseball player also in the San Francisco Giants organization.