82% 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.
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 Toronto Blue Jays.
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 changed last night
0-for-4
W 6-1 vs Toronto Blue Jays · 2026-09-01
carries a .241 average into today
What to watch next
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Progressive Field · 1:10 p.m. ET
Facing José Soriano
José Ramírez faces a right-hander in José Soriano. He is hitting .216 with 6 home runs in 282 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 282 | .216 | 6 | 28 | .642 |
| vs LHP | 107 | .308 | 5 | 20 | .938 |
| Home | 186 | .258 | 5 | 23 | .754 |
| Away | 203 | .227 | 6 | 25 | .695 |
| Day | 145 | .234 | 4 | 18 | .701 |
| 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
390AB
94H
.241AVG
11HR
48RBI
31SB
242B
03B
.722OPS
Chasing .400
.241Current AVG
104Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
102-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.324Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (90-for-68)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .241 | .241 | .985 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .241 | .241 | 1.191 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .241 | .241 | 1.324 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .241 | .241 | 1.353 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .241 | .241 | 1.765 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 11 | 13 | 39 in 24 g · 1 per 1.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 11 | 13 | 49 in 24 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 11 | 13 | 51 in 24 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 11 | 13 | 59 in 24 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 11 | 13 | 62 in 24 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 94 | 110 | 106 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 94 | 110 | 131 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 94 | 110 | 156 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 94 | 110 | 168 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 31 | 36 | 19 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 31 | 36 | 49 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 31 | 36 | 69 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 31 | 36 | 99 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 24 | 28 | 26 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 24 | 28 | 36 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 24 | 28 | 43 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 48 | 56 | 77 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 48 | 56 | 102 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 48 | 56 | 127 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 48 | 56 | 143 in 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 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 |
| 2026-08-21 | Colorado Rockies | W 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .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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