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Cleveland Guardians Star Approaches Top of Great List in Franchise History on Tuesday

By getting into the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday night, Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez moved up an exclusive list in team history.

Brady Farkas

American League third baseman Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians (11) competes during the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on July 15.
American League third baseman Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians (11) competes during the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on July 15. / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
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Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez helped lead the American League to a 5-3 win on Tuesday night in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Earning the start at third base, Ramirez went 0-for-2 but he was still part of the process for the American League team. And in addition to getting the win, he moved up a prestigious list in Guardians franchise history.

Per @StatsCentre before the game:

Turning into one of the big legends in his team's franchise history, @CLEGuardians 3rd baseman Jose Ramirez enters tonight as one of the reserves on the #AllStarGame American League side. If he gets into action, he'll snap a 5-way tie and move into a tie behind just 1 player here

The post says that Ramirez was a reserve, but he was the starter. Aside from that, he's now appeared in six All-Star Games, which puts him behind only Ken Keltner in franchise history. With the six, he is now tied with Sandy Alomar Jr. and Larry Doby for the second-most All-Star Game appearances by a Guardians player.

One of the best players in baseball over the last decade, Ramirez is now in his 12th major league season, all with Cleveland. A lifetime .278 hitter, he's got 239 homers and 823 RBI. He could conceivably hit the 250 homer mark with a good second half of the season.

This year, he's hitting .271 with 23 homers and 77 RBI. He's got 18 stolen bases and has helped lead the Guardians to a first place spot in the American League Central at the All-Star break.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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