All-Star third baseman José Ramírez is off to one of the best starts of his career, propelling the Cleveland Guardians to a winning record in the first two months of the season. Ideastream Public Media's sports commentator Terry Pluto calls Ramírez a “secret superstar” who continues to break records in his 13th season with the team.

Pluto said the pivotal moment was in the spring of 2022 when Ramírez signed what amounts to a lifetime contract. Pluto said had Ramírez not agreed to the seven-year, $141 million extension, he would have been traded.

“Here we are in '25 (and) if the playoffs were to begin right now, the Guardians would be one of the wild card teams," Pluto said. "He is the one that really, I would say, stabilized a positive direction that the franchise has been since 2013 and

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