 Despite leaving the Nationals following the 2016 season, Ramos has said he looks back on his time with the team as a period of "great moments," including his first career walk-off home run (off Seattle Mariners pitcher David Pauley) on June 21, 2011.On December 12, 2016, Ramos signed a two-year contract worth $12.5 million with the Tampa Bay Rays.Ramos made his Rays debut on June 24 against the Baltimore Orioles and went 1–4 with a single.