New Headline: Guardians Ready for Rapid Return of Jose Ramírez from Shoulder Injury
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was feeling much better Monday after the seven-time All-Star left a spring training game the previous day because of a sore shoulder, according to manager Stephen Vogt. “We’re going to reassess him day by day.
He should be just fine in a few days,” Vogt said Monday. “He knows himself really well. ...
He came up from the on-deck circle and said, 'I'm done. ' And that was really all I heard until later in the game. ” After Sunday's game , Vogt said Ramírez had a sore left shoulder after jamming it while sliding into third for a stolen base.
That came in the second inning after his double, and he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth. The 33-year-old Ramírez has played his entire 13-year career in Cleveland and is a lifetime . 279 hitter with 285 home runs and 949 RBIs in 1,609 games.
The $175 million, seven-year contract he signed during the offseason is the largest in franchise history. Ramírez finished third in AL MVP voting last season after batting . 283 with 30 homers and 85 RBIs.