Jose Ramirez

3B/DH/2B · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2013–PRESENT Birthdate: September 17, 1992 BORN: BANI, D.R.
Cleveland Guardians
Featured Jose Ramirez's OPS climbs from 0.664 over last 30 games to 0.798 in last 7
All-Star ×7 Silver Slugger ×6 All-MLB ×4
Career
1758 H · 295 HR · 993 RBI · 318 SB
.277 AVG · .849 OPS · 1709 G
2026 Season
.243 AVG · 10 HR · 44 RBI · 31 SB
.339 OBP · .385 SLG · .725 OPS
Last 30 Days
.264 AVG · 0 HR · 9 RBI · 7 SB
.353 OBP · .322 SLG · .675 OPS
Salary / Contract
2026: $25M
$15M cash · $10M deferred
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2026 Salary Note Jose Ramirez's 2026 salary is listed at $25M nominal, with $15M paid in-season and $10M deferred under the contract structure. Salary History →
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Jose Ramirez is a third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians. In 1709 MLB games, he has a .277 batting average and 295 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary & contract info, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 CLE 15 12 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 .333 .429 .500 .929
2014 CLE 68 237 27 62 10 2 2 17 10 13 35 .262 .300 .346 .646
2015 CLE 97 315 50 69 14 3 6 27 10 32 39 .219 .291 .340 .631
2016 CLE 152 565 84 176 46 3 11 76 22 44 62 .312 .363 .462 .825
2017 CLE 152 585 107 186 56 6 29 83 17 52 69 .318 .374 .583 .957
2018 CLE 157 578 110 156 38 4 39 105 34 106 80 .270 .387 .552 .939
2019 CLE 129 482 68 123 33 3 23 83 24 52 74 .255 .327 .479 .806
2020 CLE 58 219 45 64 16 1 17 46 10 31 43 .292 .386 .607 .993
2021 CLE 152 552 111 147 32 5 36 103 27 72 87 .266 .355 .538 .893
2022 CLE 157 601 90 168 44 5 29 126 20 69 82 .280 .355 .514 .869
2023 CLE 156 611 87 172 36 5 24 80 28 73 73 .282 .356 .475 .831
2024 CLE 158 620 114 173 39 2 39 118 41 54 82 .279 .335 .537 .872
2025 CLE 158 593 103 168 34 3 30 85 44 66 74 .283 .360 .503 .863
2026 CLE 100 371 58 90 23 0 10 44 31 55 58 .243 .339 .385 .725
Career Totals 1709 6341 1059 1758 421 43 295 993 318 721 860 .277 .352 .497 .849
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - First Team (2): 2024, 2025
  • All-MLB Team - Second Team (2): 2020, 2023
  • Player of the Month (3): 2018, 2020, 2022
  • Player of the Week (8): 2017, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • Silver Slugger (6): 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • TSN All-Star (7): 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
All-Star Selections

2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2015$511,300
2016$518,200
2017$971,400
2018$2,828,000
2019$4,150,000
2020$6,650,000
2021$9,400,000
2022$22,000,000
2023$14,000,000
2024$17,000,000
2025$19,000,000
2026$25,000,000 *

Contract-Basis Total: $122,028,900 (12 seasons)

Contract-Basis Average: $10,169,075

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

* The 2026 salary includes deferred compensation. The displayed amount ($25M) is the contract salary for the season. Of this, $10M is deferred and scheduled for payment from 2036 through 2045. Current-year cash: $15M.

Career total is calculated from contract salary when available. For deferred contracts, current-year cash may be lower than the displayed contract salary.

Contract Detail

Contract

7yr/$175M (Extension)
Year 1 of 7
Contract Salary $25,000,000 Cash Paid $15,000,000 Deferred $10,000,000

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract.

Salary Note

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract. The deal calls for a $25 million contract salary each season from 2026 through 2032, though $10 million of each year's salary is deferred. Those deferred payments begin ten years after they are earned and are paid in ten annual $1 million installments. The final deferred payment is scheduled for 2051. For the 2026 season, Ramírez is estimated to receive $15 million in current-year cash, with the remaining amount scheduled for future payment.

Contract Detail

2026–2032: 7yr/$175M Extension (Current)

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract. The deal calls for a $25 million contract salary each season from 2026 through 2032, though $10 million of each year's salary is deferred. Those deferred payments begin ten years after they are earned and are paid in ten annual $1 million installments. The final deferred payment is scheduled for 2051. For the 2026 season, Ramírez is estimated to receive $15 million in current-year cash, with the remaining amount scheduled for future payment.

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result ABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSB
Aug 26 @ LAA 4-3 W 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Aug 25 @ LAA 8-6 W 6 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 1
Aug 24 @ LAA 4-2 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Aug 22 @ COL 4-3 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 21 @ COL 9-1 W 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Aug 20 vs SF 5-2 W 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 19 vs SF 0-1 L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Aug 18 vs SF 8-1 W 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 16 vs SD 0-5 L 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 15 vs SD 6-1 W 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Splits (2026)
SplitGABHHRRBIAVGOPS
vs LHP 0 98 27 4 0 .276 .841
vs RHP 0 230 56 7 0 .243 .744
Home 0 168 44 4 0 .262 .759
Away 0 206 48 7 0 .233 .719
Day 0 123 29 3 0 .236 .704
Night 0 246 62 8 0 .252 .757
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.