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.
This has been his headline for 5 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 changed last night
0-for-4
L 0-6 vs Detroit Tigers · 2026-09-05
carries a .237 average into today
What to watch next
vs Detroit Tigers
Progressive Field · 1:40 p.m. ET
Facing Jackson Jobe
José Ramírez faces a right-hander in Jackson Jobe. He is hitting .215 with 6 home runs in 293 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 293 | .215 | 6 | 28 | .633 |
| vs LHP | 112 | .295 | 5 | 20 | .903 |
| Home | 202 | .248 | 5 | 23 | .719 |
| Away | 203 | .227 | 6 | 25 | .695 |
| Day | 154 | .234 | 4 | 18 | .688 |
| Night | 251 | .239 | 7 | 30 | .719 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
109G
405AB
96H
.237AVG
11HR
48RBI
31SB
242B
03B
.708OPS
Chasing .400
.237Current AVG
110Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
106-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.630Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (88-for-54)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .237 | .237 | 1.204 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .237 | .237 | 1.463 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .237 | .237 | 1.630 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .237 | .237 | 1.685 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .237 | .237 | 2.185 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 11 | 12 | 39 in 19 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 11 | 12 | 49 in 19 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 11 | 12 | 51 in 19 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 11 | 12 | 59 in 19 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 11 | 12 | 62 in 19 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 96 | 109 | 104 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 96 | 109 | 129 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 96 | 109 | 154 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 96 | 109 | 166 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 31 | 35 | 19 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 31 | 35 | 49 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 31 | 35 | 69 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 31 | 35 | 99 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 24 | 27 | 26 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 24 | 27 | 36 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 24 | 27 | 43 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 48 | 54 | 77 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 48 | 54 | 102 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 48 | 54 | 127 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 48 | 54 | 143 in 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Detroit Tigers | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| 2026-09-04 | Detroit Tigers | W 7-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| 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 |
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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