Guardians’ Jose Ramirez Earns Weekly MLB Honors

In case anyone needed a reminder, Jose Ramirez isn’t just the best player on the Cleveland Guardians, but remains one of the top players in all of MLB, and he’s looked the part over the last week of games.

On Monday, Ramirez was named American League Player of the Week after an incredible performance against the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles. It’s also the ninth time in Ramirez’s career that he’s earned this honor.

Looking at what Ramirez was able to do at the plate, and on the base paths during the last seven days, there’s no one more deserving that Guardians’ third baseman to win this award.

In his three games against the Cardinals and four games against the Orioles, Ramirez logged a .364/.533/.955 slash line. That also comes out to a wRC+ of 294, with 100 being average.

What might get overlooked in these numbers is that Ramirez wasn’t just satisfied with getting on base; he wanted to keep advancing to come around and score, and he did so by stealing five bases.

With hot Ramirez at the plate, pitchers have tried to avoid pitching to him, as seen in the eight walks. When pitchers did leave something in the heart of the plate, Ramirez made them pay. He had eight hits over the last week, four of which ended up being home runs. Two of those homers came in Cleveland’s series finale against the Orioles on Sunday.

Apr 19, 2026; , Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) is congratulated int he dugout after hitting a solo home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher (28) during the fifth inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images