Player of the Week (Week of 11/11): José Ramírez


Hi! How's everyone's offseason going so far? The Cavs are off to a great start, so that should keep us occupied until we get the Guardians back. In the meantime, I'm bringing back the player of the week series I do every offseason. It's obvious who to start things off with.

BASICS:

Born: September 17, 1992

Jersey Number: 62 (2013), 11 (2014-present)

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

Position: 3B, has done some 2B

Drafted: 2009 by Cleveland as an international free agent

MLB Debut: September 1, 2013

Twitter: MrLapara

Instagram: ramirez_jose11

2024 STATS:

Games: 158

Batting Average: 0.279

OBP: 0.335

SLG: 0.537

OPS: 0.872

Runs: 114

Hits: 173

Doubles: 39

Triples: 2

Home Runs: 39

RBIs: 118

Stolen Bases: 41

CAREER STATS:

Games: 1451

Batting Average: 0.279

OBP: 0.352

SLG: 0.504

OPS: 0.898

Runs: 898

Hits: 1500

Doubles: 364

Triples: 40

Home Runs: 255

RBIs: 864

Stolen Bases: 243

2024 AWARDS:

All-Star

Guardians Heart and Hustle

AL Player of the Week – Week of 9/29

Home Run Derby Participant

CAREER AWARDS:

All Star – 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

Silver Slugger – 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022

AL Player of the Month – July 2018, September 2020, April 2022

AL Player of the Week – 6/18/17, 9/3/17, 7/15/18, 9/19/21, 4/17/22, 5/29/22

Home Run Derby Participant – 2022

Cleveland Man of the Year – 2016, 2021, 2022

Cleveland Heart and Hustle – 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:

He likes playing Mario Kart.

His batting average was the same in 2024 and for his whole career.

He likes the beach.

He has two kids.

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:

His 40th stolen base

We were all hoping he'd hit 40/40 this year. It rained on Game 162 day, so here's his 39th homer

His 1500th career hit

His 40th career triple

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

He got three hits in the first game of the 2016 World Series

He had three homers in one game in 2023

WHY I LOVE HIM:

He's been a great player to have on our team and I love how much he loves the team and Cleveland.

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  2. 10% of the way to spring training! Maybe the Cavs will still be undefeated when we get there…

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