Rays right-hander cleared waivers after being designated for a signment on Wednesday. While the veteran had more than enough service time to test free agency, Dominic Canzone Jersey Tampa Bay announced that he accepted an outright a signment to Triple-A Durham. Ramrez seems comfortable with the organization. He played for the Rays between 2015-17 and returned on a minor league deal after being released by the Nationals last summer. Ramrez got to the majors for 15 appearances last season and inked another non-roster contract over the winter. Tampa Bay selected him to the MLB team in April. The 34-year-old pitched 11 times over the last few weeks. He allowed 10 runs (eight earned) in 16 relief innings. While his 4.50 ERA was reasonable, he managed only a 9:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio and gave up four home runs. Ramrez allowed 6.41 earned runs per nine over 60 1/3 innings a year ago. His most recent MLB succe s came in 2022, when he provided the Nats 86 1/3 frames of 2.92 ERA ball. Shortly after Ramezs DFA, skipper Kevin Cash lauded the veterans profe sionalism and willingne s to handle multiple innings ( ). The Rays clearly value him as a depth arm and could call upon him again at some point during the season when they need a long relief option. Jay Buhner Jersey