83% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
José Ramírez is 4 from 300 career home runs
He sits at 296 — one of the counting milestones the sport stops for.
This has been his headline for 3 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 296 career home runs, 4 from 300 career_watch ledger (live-verified before publication)
- 31 6th in stolen bases at 31 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
The honest caveat
A milestone is arithmetic on a career, not a statement about this season. Reaching it depends on playing time between now and then, which nothing here predicts.
What to watch next
Next up: vs Detroit Tigers.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 296 career home runs, 4 from 300 career_watch ledger (live-verified before publication)
- 6th in stolen bases at 31 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: José Ramírez is top-10 in the majors in stolen bases.
The evidence
What to watch next
vs Detroit Tigers
Progressive Field · 2:10 p.m. ET
Facing Keider Montero
José Ramírez faces a right-hander in Keider Montero. He is hitting .216 with 6 home runs in 287 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 287 | .216 | 6 | 28 | .638 |
| vs LHP | 107 | .308 | 5 | 20 | .938 |
| Home | 191 | .257 | 5 | 23 | .745 |
| Away | 203 | .227 | 6 | 25 | .695 |
| Day | 150 | .233 | 4 | 18 | .693 |
| Night | 244 | .246 | 7 | 30 | .737 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
106G
394AB
95H
.241AVG
11HR
48RBI
31SB
242B
03B
.720OPS
Chasing .400
.241Current AVG
105Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
103-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.419Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (88-for-62)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .241 | .241 | 1.048 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .241 | .241 | 1.274 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .241 | .241 | 1.419 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .241 | .241 | 1.468 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .241 | .241 | 1.903 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 11 | 13 | 39 in 22 g · 1 per 1.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 11 | 13 | 49 in 22 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 11 | 13 | 51 in 22 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 11 | 13 | 59 in 22 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 11 | 13 | 62 in 22 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 95 | 110 | 105 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 95 | 110 | 130 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 95 | 110 | 155 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 95 | 110 | 167 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 31 | 36 | 19 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 31 | 36 | 49 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 31 | 36 | 69 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 31 | 36 | 99 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 24 | 28 | 26 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 24 | 28 | 36 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 24 | 28 | 43 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 48 | 56 | 77 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 48 | 56 | 102 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 48 | 56 | 127 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 48 | 56 | 143 in 22 g | EXTREME |
Recent game log
Derived nightly from the snapshot ledger — each row is the difference between consecutive days; multi-day rows are labeled.
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Toronto Blue Jays | L 0-11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 2026-09-01 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| 2026-08-31 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| 2026-08-30 | Kansas City Royals | W 11-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| 2026-08-29 | Kansas City Royals | L 3-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| 2026-08-28 | Kansas City Royals | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| 2026-08-26 | Los Angeles Angels | W 4-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| 2026-08-25 | Los Angeles Angels | W 8-6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| 2026-08-24 | Los Angeles Angels | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| 2026-08-22 | Colorado Rockies | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
Recent highlights
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José Ramírez's two-run home run (11) 2026-08-30 · José Ramírez drove in 4 runs
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José Ramírez's game-tying double2026-08-25 · José Ramírez's tiebreaking double in the 10th put the Guardians ahead for good in a 8-6 win over the Angels
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José Ramírez's go-ahead double2026-08-25 · José Ramírez drove in 5 runs
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