TAMPA -- It has been a fruitful weekend in Tampa for José Ramírez in his continued march up Cleveland’s all-time franchise leaderboards .
With his RBI triple in the sixth inning of the Guardians' game vs. the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, Ramírez broke a tie with Hall of Famer Jim Thome for the second-most RBIs in Cleveland history (938), since RBIs became an official stat in 1920. Earl Averill (1,084) ranks first.
Ramírez’s triple off Garrett Cleavinger was a game-tying smash down the third-base line to drive home Angel Martínez. It was the second bit of history he made this series.
On Saturday night, Ramírez broke a tie with Omar Vizquel for second in team history in stolen bases. The 32-year-old recorded his 280th career steal with a swipe of second in the fourt