José Ramírez Was Really Annoyed By Brayan Rocchio Helmet Tapping Celebration

Stephen Douglas | Jul 30, 2024

Ramirez tries to enjoy a home run. / Bally Sports Cleveland

Jose Ramirez homered twice as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Monday at Comerica Park. Ramirez homered in the first and third innings and finished 3-for-4 with three RBI. After the game Ramirez told Bally Sports Cleveland that home runs are nice, but he's focused on winning a World Series.

As it stands right now, the Guardians have a comfortable lead in the AL Central and have a 1.5 game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the top seed in the American League, so it's not an unreasonable stance for the perennial All-Star to take.

We've run out of things to say about José Ramírez 😳

Please enjoy his 2nd homer of the game and his 85th RBI of the season. pic.twitter.com/xHtbmLq88M

— MLB (@MLB) July 30, 2024

Still, home runs are pretty cool and worth celebrating which is why MLB's official X account posted a graphic featuring Ramirez in the dugout after one of his home runs being congratulated by teammates. Under normal circumstances, you probably wouldn't even notice Ramirez's teammate Brayan Rocchio in the background, but there's actually more to this story.

José Ramírez homers twice as the @CleGuardians win their AL-leading 64th game. pic.twitter.com/dLM4lbpxkj

— MLB (@MLB) July 30, 2024

And that story is that Rocchio was following Ramirez through the dugout tapping him on the head over and over and eventually Ramirez got sick of it and turned around and looked like he was briefly considering taking a swing at him with his helmet.

Jose Ramirez has also had enough of Brayan Rocchio 😂 pic.twitter.com/6FpTcvkgee

— McNeil (@Reflog_18) July 30, 2024

Plenty of people online agreed with Ramirez's general attitude towards Rocchio, the Guardians' starting shortstop who is batting .201 this season.