José Ramírez vs Cole Ragans

The Almanac's Take

Ramírez switch-hits, so the platoon edge here is real — batting right-handed against Ragans's left arm, he gets the conventional opposite-hand advantage. On the season Ramírez carries a .340 OBP and .758 OPS across 309 PA, and his 13.3% walk rate is a genuine asset against a pitcher posting a 5.9 BB/9 and 1.42 WHIP over 35.1 innings. Ragans has also surrendered 10 home runs already, and Ramírez has 10 of his own with 24 steals adding floor. The 17-PA head-to-head is too thin to mean much — a .125 average on 2-for-16 contact is noise, not a tell.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.125

2-for-16

PA

17

HR

0

K

4

BB

1

Pitches seen

71

Avg exit velo

90.1 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-05-06Field Error · Cutter 88.3 mph · 100.8 mph EV
• 2026-05-06Walk · Knuckle Curve 82.2 mph
• 2026-04-08Single · 4-Seam Fastball 96.6 mph · 92.4 mph EV
• 2025-04-13Field Out · Changeup 83.0 mph · 85.1 mph EV
• 2025-04-13Field Out · Knuckle Curve 80.6 mph · 93.0 mph EV
• 2025-04-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph · 75.0 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Sac Fly · 4-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph · 90.0 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Field Out · Changeup 83.9 mph · 83.6 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Field Out · Knuckle Curve 82.2 mph · 89.7 mph EV
• 2024-08-26Field Out · Knuckle Curve 80.8 mph · 90.5 mph EV
• 2024-08-26Force Out · Changeup 83.6 mph · 90.5 mph EV
• 2024-06-29Double · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 104.6 mph EV
• 2024-06-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.7 mph · 86.6 mph EV
• 2024-06-29Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph
• 2022-09-25Strikeout · Changeup 83.2 mph
• 2022-09-25Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 92.6 mph
• 2022-09-25Strikeout · Cutter 90.2 mph