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Cleveland Guardians Star Jose Ramirez Puts Himself in More Exclusive Company in Team History

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez hit two home runs on Wednesday, putting himself in yet another exclusive list in franchise history.

Brady Farkas

Cleveland Guardians Star Jose Ramirez Puts Himself in More Exclusive Company in Team History
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The Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Wednesday as they continue to stay close in the American League Central race.

The win, coupled with a Minnesota Twins loss, has the Guardians at just 2.0 games back in the division. 

The victory on Wednesday was spurred by superstar Jose Ramirez, who went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. The performance also put him in an exclusive club in team history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

most multi-HR games, Cleveland history: 

Albert Belle: 26 

Jim Thome: 26 

Hal Trosky: 25 

José Ramírez: 22 

Manny Ramírez: 22

Thome is a Hall of Famer and Manny Ramirez is one of the best pure hitters of all-time, so to be nearing the top of the list signifies just how good Jose Ramirez is.

The 30-year-old is hitting .292 this season with 16 homers and 60 RBI. He's also stolen 13 bases on the year.

One of the best players of the last decade, he's a .280 hitter for his career with 208 homers and 726 RBI.

He helped the Guardians get to the World Series in 2016, is a five-time All-Star and a four-time Silver Slugger.

Cleveland will open up a new series on Thursday with the division rival Chicago White Sox. First pitch is slated for 8:10 p.m. ET as rookie Tanner Bibee (CLE) goes up against White Sox ace Dylan Cease.

Bibee is 6-2 this season with a 3.04 ERA while Cease is 4-3 with a 4.04 ERA.

The series is a four-game set.

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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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