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Jose Ramirez is One of Only Two Players in History to Put Together a Season Like This

If it wasn't for Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr., he'd be the American League MVP.

Brady Farkas

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) hits a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Progressive Field on Sept 25.
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) hits a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Progressive Field on Sept 25. / David Richard-Imagn Images
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The Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

With the win, the Guardians are now 92-67 on the season. They are just 0.5 games behind the New York Yankees for the top overall seed in the looming American League playoffs as well.

In the win, Guardians star Jose Ramirez carried the offense once again, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a triple, two runs scored and three RBI.

While Shohei Ohtani is getting all the attention for going 50/50 this season, Ramirez is just two home runs away from his first-ever 40/40 season.

As it is, he's one of only two players in baseball history to put up a season like the one he's got.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

38+ HR, 38+ 2B & 40+ SB in a season, MLB history:

2024 José Ramírez: 38 HR, 38 2B, 40 SB
2006 Alfonso Soriano: 46 HR, 41 2B, 41 SB
2002 Alfonso Soriano: 39 HR, 51 2B, 41 SB

Ramirez is hitting .279 with the 38 homers and 115 RBI. He's carrying an .867 OPS and is likely to finish in the top five of American League MVP voting. If it weren't for Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr. and Juan Soto, he'd likely be the winner.

One of the most underrated players in baseball for the last decade, Ramirez is a .279 career hitter. He has 254 home runs and 861 RBI.

He helped the Guardians reach the World Series back in 2016 and is trying to do the same this year.

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Brady Farkas

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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