The Cleveland Guardians survived a rain delay and extra innings at Progressive Field to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday’s finale.
Jose Ramirez was all over the win, as usual, going 1-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base.
He logged a game-tying single in the bottom of the tenth frame that scored Steven Kwan.
The steal, however, was the one that helped him make franchise history and cement his already strong Hall of Fame case.
He became the first primary third baseman in MLB, the only active player, and the only one in Guardians history to accumulate at least 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases.
First primary third baseman in Major League history. ✅
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— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) May 1, 2025
It’s certainly easy to say, but sometimes it’s hard to really comprehend the level of greatness a player needs to show to hit 250 long balls (260, in Ramirez’s case) and steal 250 bases over the course of his career.
He became the 24th player in the history of MLB to achieve the feat, and there are lots of Hall of Famers on that list.
Ramirez has been so consistently good that you can already say he has a legitimate case to be elected to Cooperstown even if he chose to retire today, which is obviously not the case.
Maybe one day in the not-so-distant future, we can all witness and celebrate when he reaches 300 homers and 300 steals because he is still playing at a high level, even if he’s a bit cold at the moment.
We are talking about one of the best players in Guardians history.
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