JOSÉ RAMÍREZ NEWS

MRI reveals bruise Ramirez underwent an MRI that revealed a left hand bruise, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact Ramirez isn't starting Tuesday against the Royals, and he appears to have avoided a major injury. The team is slated to reassess his status Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Out Tuesday as expected Ramirez (thumb) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals, as expected.

Impact It was reported Monday that he would likely need at least one game to recover from a left thumb injury, and that is indeed the case. Mike Freeman is starting at the hot corner and batting second.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Likely out Tuesday Ramirez will have his left thumb evaluated Tuesday, but is likely to be out of the lineup for at least one game, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Ramirez left Monday's contest early with the injury, which has been nagging him for a few weeks. While a clear timetable will emerge after further tests, it appears the team will take a cautious approach with Ramirez's return. Acting manager Sandy Alomar stated that he is leaning towards starting Mike Freeman at third base to fill in for Ramirez.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Exits Monday's contest Ramirez left Monday's game against the Royals with a left thumb injury, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact It was noted that Ramirez had been dealing with the injury for a few weeks, though it's unclear if he aggravated it further. The issue didn't appear to affect him much at the plate, as he's slugged four homers in his past 11 games. Still, the team could opt to hold him out as a precaution given his importance for any potential playoff run.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs ninth homer Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base Saturday against the Brewers.

Impact Ramirez took Brandon Woodruff deep in the fifth inning to record his ninth homer of the season. Two frames earlier, he reached base on a bunt single and swiped second base -- his ninth of the campaign. Ramirez had been hitless in his previous two starts, but has a strong .250/.347/.487 line with 29 runs scored and 26 RBI across 176 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks eighth homer Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Tigers.

Impact Ramirez reached base in each of his last four plate appearances. He delivered an RBI single in sixth inning and went yard two innings later to record his eighth homer of the season. Ramirez now has hits in six of his last seven games, during which he's recorded three home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored. Overall, he's hitting .257/.360/.491 with 28 runs scored and 24 RBI across 164 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Lifts sixth homer Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Twins.

Impact Ramirez put Cleveland ahead with his three-run blast off Twins starter Jose Berrios in the third inning. It's the sixth homer of the year for Ramirez, who has added eight stolen bases, 21 RBI and 23 runs scored while posting a .240/.336/.455 slash line in 31 games.

AUGUST 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Notches two steals Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases and two runs scored in a win over Minnesota on Tuesday.

Impact Ramirez generated the game's first run in the first inning when he singled, stole second and third base, then came around to score on a two-out single. The performance marked the third time this season that Ramirez has swiped two bags in a game. While his .239/.333/.436 slash line is mildly disappointing, he has drilled five home runs and is tied for second in baseball with eight stolen bases.

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes two bags Ramirez went 0-for-3 but drew two walks, scored two runs, and stole two bases Wednesday against the Pirates.

Impact Ramirez was hitless but found other ways to be productive, coming around to score both times he reached base on free passes. His pair of his stolen bases came in the eighth inning, when he stole second and third base one batter apart. Ramirez now has five stolen bases for the season, and is hitting .256/.364/.500 with five home runs, 19 runs scored and 18 RBI across 107 plate appearances.

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts fifth homer Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer, walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Tigers.

Impact Ramirez's day was highlighted by a long ball off Tyler Alexander that gave Cleveland a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning. The switch hitter collected another RBI when he drove in Delino DeShields with a grounder to second base in his next at-bat. Ramirez now has five homers and 18 RBI on the campaign and will carry a line of .277/.371/.542 into Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes two bags Saturday Ramirez went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Tigers.

Impact With offense at a premium in this one, Ramirez did something to help Cleveland's cause nearly every time he came to the plate. The 27-year-old is now slashing a robust .278/.370/.519 through 21 games with four homers, three steals, 14 runs and 16 RBI.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Big game against Cincinnati Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a triple, two home runs, four runs scored and four RBI in Thursday's 13-0 win over the Reds.

Impact Ramirez got the scoring started for Cleveland, smashing a 98-mph fastball from Luis Castillo into the right-field seats. He went on to homer from the other side of the plate against a lefty (Cody Reed). This game bumped his line from .277/.382/.447 to .308/.400/.615 -- Ramirez has only attempted one steal through 14 games, but nobody's complaining.

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers twice in win Ramirez went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, four runs and one strikeout in Sunday's win against the Royals.

Impact After struggling in 2019, Ramirez provided a boost to his numbers early this season as he took part in Cleveland's strong showing on offense Sunday. In addition to home runs in the fourth and sixth innings, Ramirez scored two additional times as all but one of the members of the starting lineup recorded hits. The 27-year-old has gone 5-for-12 with three extra-base hits to begin the season.

JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Hits double in season opener Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a double during Friday's 2-0 win over the Royals.

Impact Ramirez is coming off a sub-par season in which he hit for .255 with a .806 OPS -- those were his lowest numbers in both categories since the start of the 2016 season. He seems primed for a bounce-back campaign in 2020 and got off to a strong start in the season debut.

JULY 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Indians Jose Ramirez leaves game with right wrist injury

Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez has been removed from the Indians' game against Kansas City with a right wrist injury

AUGUST 28, 2019

Indians lose to Royals after losing Ramírez with broken hand

Rookie infielder Yu Chang stepped in for Ramírez and got his first two major league hits.

AUGUST 25, 2019

Indians slug seven home runs en route to 19-5 rout of Yankees

Every starter for Cleveland had at least two of the team's 24 hits, its most since piling up 25 in April 2009 at Yankee Stadium

AUGUST 16, 2019