CLEVELAND, Ohio — José Ramírez’s career resume contains MVP nominations, Silver Sluggers, and All-Star appearances, but the Gold Glove Award continues to be his white whale. For the seventh time, Cleveland’s superstar third baseman was named a finalist for baseball’s top defensive honor only to see it awarded elsewhere.

This recurring storyline took center stage on a recent episode of the Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast, where hosts Joe Noga and Paul Hoynes explored the frustration behind Ramírez’s latest snub and what it means for one of baseball’s most complete players.

“For as much as we expected Steven Kwan to win his fourth consecutive, we were kind of holding out hope to see Ramírez win his first. He’s been nominated as a finalist seven times. Unfortunately denied again this year,”

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