Josh Ravin was born in West Hills,California on January 21,1988,to parents Virgil and Lana Ravin.[1][2] He has an older brother,Joel and a younger sister,Amanda.[3]
Career
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds selected Ravin in the fifth round,144th overall,of the 2006 MLB Draft out of Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth,Los Angeles,California.[4] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Reds in 2006,and also appeared for the rookie-level Billings Mustangs.[4] In 2007,Ravin pitched returned to Billings,where he recorded a 1–5 record and 8.55 ERA in 13 games. The following year,Ravin split the season between Billings and the Single-A Dayton Dragons,posting a cumulative 2–9 record and 7.77 ERA in 18 appearances. In 2009,Ravin returned to Dayton,where he pitched to a 3–8 record and 3.67 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 81.0 innings of work.[5]
Ravin split the 2010 season between the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats,Dayton,and the AZL Reds,accumulating a 5–7 record and 3.89 ERA in 19 games between the three teams. Ravin was named the Carolina League pitcher of the week for August 9–15,2010 while playing for Lynchburg.[6] In 2011,Ravin split the season between the High-A Bakersfield Blaze and the Double-A Carolina Mudcats,logging a cumulative 2–10 record and 5.17 ERA with 114 strikeouts in 123.2 innings pitched. In 2012,Ravin split the year between Bakersfield and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos,posting a 1–3 record and 5.33 ERA in 23 games.
The Reds added Ravin to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season and invited him to spring training in 2013.[7][8] He was designated for assignment by the Reds on September 16,2013,after posting a 4.82 ERA in 48 combined games for Double-A Pensacola in the Southern League and the Triple-ALouisville Bats in the International League.[4][9]
Milwaukee Brewers
On September 19,2013,Ravin was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.[10] On October 23,Ravin was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.[11][12] On November 4,2013,he elected free agency.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On December 13,2013,Ravin signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.[13] He split the 2014 season between the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts and Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. With the two teams,he was 2–1 with a 3.55 ERA in 23 games.[4] The Dodgers invited him to attend major league spring training in 2015[14] but he did not make the team and was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the year.[15]
Ravin was called up to the majors for the first time on June 2,2015.[16] He made his MLB debut that night against the Colorado Rockies,striking out the only batter he faced,DJ LeMahieu,and picking up the win.[17] He appeared in a total of nine games for the Dodgers in 2015,allowing seven runs in 9+1⁄3 innings.[18] He also pitched in 22 games for Oklahoma City with a 3.86 ERA.[4]
Ravin broke the radius bone in his left forearm in a multi-vehicle car crash on February 29, 2016. The injury required surgery.[19] Ravin began the 2016 season on the 15-day disabled list. On May 10, Ravin was suspended for 80 games by MLB for testing positive for pralmorelin, a banned performance-enhancing drug.[20] Ravin was reinstated on August 3, and optioned to Triple-A, but rejoined the Dodgers on August 8.[21] He appeared in 10 games with Los Angeles, posting a 0.93 ERA in 9+2⁄3 innings in 2016.[22]
Ravin suffered a groin injury in spring training in 2017, causing him to begin the season on the disabled list.[23] He was taken off the DL and optioned to Oklahoma City on May 10.[24] He did manage to appear in 14 games for the Dodgers in 2017, with a 6.48 ERA as well as 30 games for Oklahoma City, where he had a 5.09 ERA.[4] His groin issue recurred all season, leading to several stints on the disabled list and he was eventually shut down for good on September 22.[25] On November 20, 2017, Ravin was designated for assignment by the Dodgers.
Atlanta Braves
On November 20, 2017, Ravin was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.[26] On March 5, 2018, the Braves outrighted Ravin off the 40-man roster.[27] On March 31, Ravin was called up by the Braves and had his contract purchased back to the 40-man roster by the team.[28] He was designated for assignment on April 21, after he posted a 6.00 ERA in 2 big league games.[29] He was outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers on April 25, 2018.
On June 14, 2018, while pitching for Gwinnett, Ravin was hit in the head by a line drive. After several minutes he was able to stand up but needed assistance exiting the field.[30] He elected free agency on October 11, 2018.
Chiba Lotte Marines
On January 7, 2019, Ravin signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[31] Ravin spent the majority of the year with Lotte's farm team, only making two appearances for the main club, where he struggled mightily, facing 12 batters and allowing 5 earned runs in 1+2⁄3 innings of work.[32] On November 30, the Marines announced that they would not re-sign Ravin for the 2020 season.[33] On December 2, he became a free agent.[34]
Ravin's brother, Joel, was shot five times after being kidnapped on October 4, 2015, and survived.[37] Joel died on March 28, 2023, after his body was discovered in a van fire in Woodland Hills.[38]
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