The Baseball Federation of Puerto Rico named international umpire Ruben Ramos the Umpire of the Year 2021.
Ramos had a busy 2021 international season. He umpired the WBSC Americas Olympic Qualifier. He then worked the final of the WBSC Final Olympic Qualifier as the third-base umpire before, with Angelo Rios, being one of two Puerto Rican umpires at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021.
During the opening ceremony at the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021, he presented the Umpire's Oath and worked the World Championship game Venezuela-Mexico as the second base umpire.