People in Cleveland have been closely paying attention to Jose Ramirez’s health in the last few hours.
The Cleveland Guardians superstar sprained his right wrist on a play on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals and had to be removed from the game.
Almost immediately after the game, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt provided an update on the Dominican third baseman and perennial MVP candidate.
“Stephen Vogt: “He’s day-to-day. … We’re going to see how he feels in the morning. It’s early in the year. But I think I’m gonna have to hold him down to keep him out of there,” team insider Zack Meisel posted on X.
Stephen Vogt: "He's day-to-day. … We're going to see how he feels in the morning. It's early in the year. But I think I’m gonna have to hold him down to keep him out of there." https://t.co/yPHHBHygCt
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) March 29, 2025
Ramirez is one of the toughest players out there.
He constantly plays through injuries and rarely loses effectiveness.
This one, however, is likely to keep him out for at least a couple of days, even if it doesn’t seem that serious.
Ramirez won’t like it, as he doesn’t want to miss a single game.
But he will have to be on board for the sake of the squad.
Cleveland wouldn’t want to send an injured player to the field and we are sure he will understand that.
That last part of Vogt’s quote is what makes Ramirez so special, though.
A true warrior who gives everything he has all the time, Ramirez hates losing time due to injury.
He has played at least 150 games in seven of his last nine campaigns as a major leaguer, and one of them was the pandemic season, where he suited up for 58 of 60 games.
J-Ram was still looking for his first hit of the young season before being removed on Saturday.
Last year, he posted a brilliant .872 OPS with 39 round-trippers, 41 stolen bases, 114 runs, and 118 RBI.
The hope is that he can be back very soon, but he might be forced to sit a couple of games.
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