José Ramírez now ranks seventh all-time in career home runs by an American League third baseman after blasting a solo homer in the Cleveland Guardians' win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
José Ramírez had been suffering through a bit of a dry spell as of late, but that came to an end on Saturday.
Dating back to Aug. 17, Ramírez was 1-for-20 with one RBI. While the Cleveland Guardians third baseman had six walks and three stolen bases in that six-game span, he didn't have much pop at the plate. The Guardians suffered a 1-5 skid amid Ramírez's struggles, only for both of their fortunes to change at once. Cleveland dominated the Texas Rangers on Saturday, winning 13-5 to even the series at 1-1.
Ramírez went 2-for-4 in the contest, including a 373-foot solo home run in the bottom of the sixth that made it 10-1.Ramírez is now batting .273 with 33 home runs, 102 RBI, 30 stolen bases, an .865 OPS and a 5.0 WAR this season. For his career, Ramírez is up to 249 home runs. Beyond putting himself one homer away from 250, Ramírez now ranks seventh all-time in career home runs among American League third basemen, according toOn the whole in his career, Ramírez is a .278 hitter with 1,460 hits, 232 stolen bases 847 RBI, an .854 OPS and a 50.2 WAR. Ramírez is one of six players to rack up at least 240 home runs and 230 stolen bases in the 2000s, and he is the only one ever to do so with the Guardians.
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