Marlins to call up Agustín Ramírez

[Kevin Barral]

The organization's top catching prospect is making his way to Miami.

Per FanDuel Sports Network's Craig Mish, the Miami Marlins are calling up catcher Agustín Ramírez. He will join the team for their upcoming series against the Cincinnati Reds. 

Fish On First's number three prospect was one of three players acquired from the New York Yankees in last year's Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade. In 2024 while playing at the Double-A and Triple-A levels, Ramirez slashed .267/.358/.487/.845 with 25 home runs, 93 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 126 games. He is off to a solid start to 2025 with AAA-Jacksonville, slashing .254/.313/.479/.792 with three home runs, 12 RBI and five steals.

The one downside offensively has been an increase in strikeout rate from 18.6% in 2024 to 23.8% in 2025.

Ramírez, 23, has been in the minors deep enough into the season that the Marlins' club control of him now runs through 2031.

The big question about Ramírez's future is his defense. Although there was improvement seen throughout spring training, he is still having issues receiving the ball (seven passed balls this season) and transferring it on stolen base attempts (22 SB allowed). Despite that, the Jumbo Shrimp have used him exclusively as a catcher on defense.

Rob Brantly exited Sunday's game due to right shoulder discomfort. Ramírez is already on the Marlins 40-man roster. Placing Brantly on the 10-day IL is the likely corresponding move to get him on the 26-man active roster. 

Ramírez will split time behind the plate with fellow rookie Liam Hicks until Nick Fortes recovers from his oblique strain.

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[Ely Sussman]

Kevin, Alex Carver, Isaac Azout and I shared our instant reactions to the call-up in this Twitter space, for those interested.

Really curious what happens with the catching situation when Nick Fortes gets healthy if Ramírez performs well in the meantime.

[Slacker Mills]

It seems that De Los Santos didn't like being left behind when Ramirez got the call. He was 4-5 last night and didn't even strike out! His AAA numbers were better than Ramirez managed and he's probably a better defensive catcher - even though he's never played the position.