Jose Ramirez

3B/DH/2B · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2013–PRESENT BORN: BANI, D.R.
Cleveland Guardians
All-Star ×7 Silver Slugger ×6 All-MLB ×4
Career
1722 H · 293 HR · 980 RBI · 307 SB
.278 AVG · .853 OPS · 1671 G
2026 Season
.236 AVG · 8 HR · 31 RBI · 20 SB
.346 OBP · .415 SLG · .760 OPS
Last 30 Days
.260 AVG · 2 HR · 17 RBI · 7 SB
.353 OBP · .410 SLG · .763 OPS
Salary / Contract
2026: $25M
$15M cash · $10M deferred
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2026 Salary Note Jose Ramirez's 2026 salary is listed at $25M nominal, with $15M paid in-season and $10M deferred under the contract structure. Salary History →
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Jose Ramirez is a third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians. Across 1671 MLB games, with a .278 batting average and 293 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary & contract info, and related info.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 CLE 15 12 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 .333 .429 .500 .929
2014 CLE 68 237 27 62 10 2 2 17 10 13 35 .262 .300 .346 .646
2015 CLE 97 315 50 69 14 3 6 27 10 32 39 .219 .291 .340 .631
2016 CLE 152 565 84 176 46 3 11 76 22 44 62 .312 .363 .462 .825
2017 CLE 152 585 107 186 56 6 29 83 17 52 69 .318 .374 .583 .957
2018 CLE 157 578 110 156 38 4 39 105 34 106 80 .270 .387 .552 .939
2019 CLE 129 482 68 123 33 3 23 83 24 52 74 .255 .327 .479 .806
2020 CLE 58 219 45 64 16 1 17 46 10 31 43 .292 .386 .607 .993
2021 CLE 152 552 111 147 32 5 36 103 27 72 87 .266 .355 .538 .893
2022 CLE 157 601 90 168 44 5 29 126 20 69 82 .280 .355 .514 .869
2023 CLE 156 611 87 172 36 5 24 80 28 73 73 .282 .356 .475 .831
2024 CLE 158 620 114 173 39 2 39 118 41 54 82 .279 .335 .537 .872
2025 CLE 158 593 103 168 34 3 30 85 44 66 74 .283 .360 .503 .863
2026 CLE 62 229 33 54 17 0 8 31 20 39 35 .236 .346 .415 .760
Career Totals 1671 6199 1034 1722 415 43 293 980 307 705 837 .278 .353 .500 .853
Awards & Achievements
  • All-MLB Team - First Team (2): 2024, 2025
  • All-MLB Team - Second Team (2): 2020, 2023
  • Player of the Month (3): 2018, 2020, 2022
  • Player of the Week (8): 2017, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • Silver Slugger (6): 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • TSN All-Star (7): 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
All-Star Selections

2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
2015$511,300
2016$518,200
2017$971,400
2018$2,828,000
2019$4,150,000
2020$6,650,000
2021$9,400,000
2022$22,000,000
2023$14,000,000
2024$17,000,000
2025$19,000,000
2026$25,000,000 *

Contract-Basis Total: $122,028,900 (12 seasons)

Contract-Basis Average: $10,169,075

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

* The 2026 salary includes deferred compensation. The displayed amount ($25M) is the contract salary for the season. Of this, $10M is deferred and scheduled for payment from 2036 through 2045. Current-year cash: $15M.

Career total is calculated from contract salary when available. For deferred contracts, current-year cash may be lower than the displayed contract salary.

Contract Detail

Contract

7yr/$175M (Extension)
Year 1 of 7
Contract Salary $25,000,000 Cash Paid $15,000,000 Deferred $10,000,000

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract.

Salary Note

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract. The deal calls for a $25 million contract salary each season from 2026 through 2032, though $10 million of each year's salary is deferred. Those deferred payments begin ten years after they are earned and are paid in ten annual $1 million installments. The final deferred payment is scheduled for 2051. For the 2026 season, Ramírez is estimated to receive $15 million in current-year cash, with the remaining amount scheduled for future payment.

Contract Detail

2026–2032: 7yr/$175M Extension (Current)

José Ramírez signed a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Cleveland Guardians in January 2026, replacing the three years and $69 million remaining on his previous contract. The deal calls for a $25 million contract salary each season from 2026 through 2032, though $10 million of each year's salary is deferred. Those deferred payments begin ten years after they are earned and are paid in ten annual $1 million installments. The final deferred payment is scheduled for 2051. For the 2026 season, Ramírez is estimated to receive $15 million in current-year cash, with the remaining amount scheduled for future payment.

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Game Log — Recent
Date Opp Result ABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSB
Jun 2 @ NYY 9-4 W 5 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
May 31 vs BOS 4-9 L 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
May 30 vs BOS 1-9 L 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
May 29 vs BOS 4-3 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
May 27 vs WSH 3-2 W 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
May 26 vs WSH 3-6 L 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
May 25 vs WSH 2-10 L 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 24 @ PHI 3-1 W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 23 @ PHI 0-3 L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
May 22 @ PHI 1-0 W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Splits (2026)
SplitGABHHRRBIAVGOPS
vs LHP 0 72 20 4 0 .278 .885
vs RHP 0 140 32 5 0 .229 .773
Home 0 108 28 4 0 .259 .816
Away 0 124 28 5 0 .226 .747
Day 0 77 17 3 0 .221 .745
Night 0 150 38 6 0 .253 .803
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.