 On January 13, 2016, he and the Nationals agreed to a one-year, $5.35 million deal to avoid salary arbitration.Ramos was the battery-mate for Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer on May 11, 2016 when Scherzer struck out 20 batters to tie Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood for the major league single-game strikeout record in a 9 inning game.He was named to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.