Jose Ramirez did not have the type of season he or the Cleveland Guardians would have liked. The All-Star third baseman is about to post his worst numbers in more than a decade after signing a long-term contract extension during the offseason.
Despite his subpar statistics, there have been highlights along the way, including some important milestones. Ramirez got his 1,000th career RBI earlier this month, and he recently moved up a franchise leaderboard in another category.
With a walk against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, Ramirez entered the top five in Cleveland history, passing another all-time great.
“With that last walk by Jose Ramirez, his 726th, he moves past Earl Averill and into 5th place in club history,” Al Pawlowski posted.
With that last walk by Jose Ramirez, his 726th, he moves past Earl Averill and into 5th place in club history.
— Al Pawlowski (@AlPawlowski) September 26, 2026
It was Ramirez’s 60th walk of the season, the fifth time in the past six seasons he has reached that number. They have helped him keep his on-base percentage above .300, although its current mark of .323 would be his lowest since 2015.
Ramirez’s ninth-inning walk came with the bases loaded, and the RBI gave him 53 for the season and 1,002 for his career. That ranks second in team history to Averill, who had 1,084 in a Hall of Fame tenure from 1929-39 with Cleveland.
So far this season, Ramirez has taken over the all-time franchise lead in games played and at-bats. He surpassed Nap Lajoie for second place in doubles and is eight runs scored behind Tris Speaker for second in that category. He also moved up to fifth in hits.
Ramirez, who missed time after having hamate bone surgery in June, is three home runs shy of 300 for his career, after surpassing that milestone in stolen bases. His 37 this season give him 324 total, leaving him just shy of becoming the ninth player in MLB history to reach 300 in both.
After turning 34 years old this month, and with just two games remaining this season, Ramirez, at .237, is likely to have a batting average of less than .240 for the first time since 2015. His slugging percentage of .695 will be his first time below .800 since then.
Despite all of that, the Guardians found a way to make the playoffs for a third straight year, giving Ramirez a chance to make amends in the postseason.
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