83% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
José Ramírez is 3 from 300 career home runs
He sits at 297 — one of the counting milestones the sport stops for.
This has been his headline for 60 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 297 career home runs, 3 from 300 career_watch ledger (live-verified before publication)
- 37 7th in stolen bases at 37 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.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 297 career home runs, 3 from 300 career_watch ledger (live-verified before publication)
- 7th in stolen bases at 37 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
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 330 | .212 | 7 | 31 | .625 |
| vs LHP | 143 | .287 | 5 | 22 | .835 |
| Home | 227 | .260 | 6 | 26 | .748 |
| Away | 246 | .211 | 6 | 27 | .632 |
| Day | 170 | .241 | 4 | 19 | .699 |
| Night | 303 | .231 | 8 | 34 | .682 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
125G
473AB
111H
.235AVG
12HR
53RBI
37SB
272B
03B
.688OPS
Chasing .400
.235Current AVG
131Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
119-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
—Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (79-for-0)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .235 | .235 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .235 | .235 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .235 | .235 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .235 | .235 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .235 | .235 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 12 | 12 | 38 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 HR | 60 | 12 | 12 | 48 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 62 HR | 62 | 12 | 12 | 50 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 70 HR | 70 | 12 | 12 | 58 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 73 HR | 73 | 12 | 12 | 61 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 111 | 111 | 89 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 111 | 111 | 114 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 111 | 111 | 139 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 111 | 111 | 151 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 SB | 50 | 37 | 37 | 13 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 80 SB | 80 | 37 | 37 | 43 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 100 SB | 100 | 37 | 37 | 63 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 130 SB | 130 | 37 | 37 | 93 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 2B | 50 | 27 | 27 | 23 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 2B | 60 | 27 | 27 | 33 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 67 2B | 67 | 27 | 27 | 40 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 53 | 53 | 72 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 53 | 53 | 97 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 53 | 53 | 122 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 53 | 53 | 138 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 (6d) | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 2026-09-25 | Kansas City Royals | W 12-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| 2026-09-24 | Boston Red Sox | W 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| 2026-09-23 | Boston Red Sox | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| 2026-09-22 | Boston Red Sox | W 3-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| 2026-09-20 | Athletics | W 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| 2026-09-19 | Athletics | W 12-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| 2026-09-18 | Athletics | W 5-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| 2026-09-16 | Chicago White Sox | W 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| 2026-09-15 | Chicago White Sox | W 7-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
Recent highlights
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José Ramírez's RBI walk2026-09-25 · José Ramírez's tiebreaking bases-loaded walk in the 9th put the Guardians ahead for good in a 12-9 win over the Royals
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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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