Guardians Put Jose Ramirez on IL for 72-Game Ironman Hamate Fracture
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Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · Jun 14
Guardians Put Jose Ramirez on IL for 72-Game Ironman Hamate Fracture
3 articles · Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · Jun 14
Summary
Cleveland is expected to place Jose Ramirez on the injured list after the star third baseman suffered a left hamate fracture and exited in the fifth inning against Detroit.
At least a month could be lost for Ramirez, who had played all 72 games and led the AL with 24 steals despite a modest .754 OPS by his standards.
Saturday’s injury crunch spread beyond Ramirez: Chase DeLauter left with a bruised rib cage and Angel Martinez exited after fouling a ball off his foot.
Those departures forced a defensive scramble that sent Daniel Schneemann to third, Kyle Manzardo into the lineup, Rhys Hoskins to left field for the first time since 2018, and even closer Cade Smith into the batting order.
The blow lands just as Cleveland moved back into first place; Schneemann is the leading in-house fill-in at third, with Juan Brito among other roster options.