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James Brogan Ramsey (born December 19, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft from Florida State University.
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Amateur career
Ramsey attended Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. In 2008, Wesleyan's baseball team won the state championship. He then enrolled at Florida State University from 2009–12, where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles baseball team. Ramsey was a three-year starter for the Seminoles, helping lead them to the 2010 College World Series and the 2012 College World Series.
As a junior, Ramsey led Florida State in nearly every offensive category and led the Atlantic Coast Conference in total bases, earning third-team All-American and first-team All-ACC honors. Ramsey was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 22nd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft but opted to return to Florida State.
Ramsey earned even more accolades his senior season when he was named the American Baseball Coaches Association Co-Player of the Year and the ACC Player of the Year and also earned unanimous First Team All-American honors.
Professional career
Ramsey was drafted in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Ramsey spent the 2012 season with the Palm Beach Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals' affiliate in the Class-A Advanced Florida State League, where he played in 56 games. He started 2013 with Palm Beach before being promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League. Ramsey began the 2014 season with Springfield, and was selected to play in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On July 30, 2014, the Cardinals traded Ramsey to the Cleveland Indians for starting pitcher Justin Masterson. The Indians assigned him to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League. After the 2015 season, the Indians added Ramsey to their 40-man roster. The Indians designated him for assignment on April 4, 2016. On April 10, the Indians traded Ramsey and Zach Walters to the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers. He was designated for assignment on May 28, 2016 but cleared waivers and was outrighted back to Oklahoma City on June 4. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on August 4, 2016.
Personal life
While at Florida State, Ramsey was a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship. Ramsey's father also played college baseball for the Seminoles.