Stephen Vogt has been around baseball his entire adult life. He has caught Hall of Fame pitchers, managed at the highest level, and watched the game’s best players up close for years. So when he says a player genuinely impresses him, it means something.
On Sunday, after Jose Ramirez hit two home runs to power Cleveland past the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, Vogt did not hide how he feels about watching his third baseman operate.
WEWS reporter Mason Horodyski shared the comments following the postgame press conference.
“It’s extremely hard and I do marvel at it. For him to get 2 homers back to back like that, he hits a different gear, a different mindset, it’s super impressive,” Vogt said.
#Guardians manager Stephen Vogt says he "marvels" at how José Ramírez ability to stay ready and get the pitches that he does for 2 home run days like today. #GuardsBall @WEWS pic.twitter.com/PKi6SJXetH
— Mason Horodyski (@MasonHorodyski) April 20, 2026
That different gear has been on full display through the first three weeks of the 2026 season. Ramirez has six home runs through 23 games, with four of those coming in his last seven games alone. Over that stretch he is hitting .381 with eight walks, five RBI and a 1.552 OPS. He finished Sunday going 2-4 with two runs scored, two RBI and two home runs.
That has been the pattern of his career. When Cleveland needs something, he provides it. What Vogt is putting words to is something Guardians fans have understood for years, but it does not make it any less true hearing it from the manager.
Ramirez also moved into sole possession of second place on Cleveland’s all-time home run list at Progressive Field on Sunday, passing Earl Averill at 137. Only Jim Thome remains ahead of him at 184. Sunday also marked his 28th career multi-homer game, an all-time franchise record he continues to extend.
The numbers tell you what kind of player Ramirez is. The way Vogt talks about him tells you the rest.
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