Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI, and a double during a 12-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. The 28-year-old has put together another terrific season, posting 33 HR, 90 RBI, 96 R, and 23 SB with a .258/.348/.539 line across 488 at-bats. Ramirez also has an 11.5% barrel rate, 43% hard-hit rate, and 13.8% K rate all career bests. As long as the three-time All-Star continues to produce on the basepaths, he should remain a first-round caliber player in redraft formats and is still a strong option in dynasty settings.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 loss in Game 2 of a doubleheader Tuesday. Ramirez has been quiet lately and is hitting just .195 with four RBI in September. While this is not the performance that fantasy managers should have expected down the stretch from a perennial MVP candidate, he should be near the top of draft charts heading into 2022.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in an 11-1 loss to the Brewers on Sunday. It was his third straight game without a hit, as he's now 0-for-9 in that span and slashing .143/.308/.286 over his last seven games. Despite the recent slump, Ramirez has still had a nice year at the plate, slashing .255/.347/.538 with 33 homers, 23 steals, 87 RBI and 93 runs scored over 131 games. Managers will hope that he can snap this skid soon and finish out the year on a high note.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ramirez is now 8-for-25 with two home runs, five RBI, and three stolen bases over his previous seven games. He appears to be locked in for the stretch run.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored, three stolen bases, and an RBI in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Texas Rangers. It was a huge night for Ramirez and he is certainly heating back up as he is the number one ranked fantasy baseball player over his previous 22 at-bats with two home runs, five RBI, five stolen bases, and a .318 average. He should be a driving force behind many championship teams down the stretch.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double, two runs scored, a stolen base, and a walk in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Ramirez did everything fantasy managers could have asked from him and is on fire again as he is posting a 1.329 OPS with four home runs, 10 RBI, and two stolen bases over his previous 28 at-bats. He should be a strong contributor for fantasy managers down the stretch.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Ramirez started the day off with a solo shot in the first inning off Twins' starter Lewis Thorpe and then ended his day with an RBI double in the ninth inning off Twins' reliever Alex Colome. Ramirez now has seven RBI across his previous five games and should continue to rake as the Tribe returns home to begin a nine-game homestand beginning Friday night against the Angels.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-5 with a single and an RBI in Monday night's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Ramirez has been a bit quiet lately as he has a .751 OPS with just one home run over his previous 29 at-bats. That being said, he is still one of the best options at third base night in and night out and can turn it on in a heartbeat. He should get it going down the stretch starting this weekend at home against the Los Angeles Angels.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a two-run home run, and a walk in Monday night's 9-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Ramirez was on fire in this one and is now posting a .988 OPS in his last 25 at-bats. He will look to keep rolling in the Tribe's upcoming home series against the Oakland Athletics.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. Ramirez is now posting an .846 OPS with two home runs and two doubles over his previous 26 at-bats. He is not on the torrid base he was on earlier in the season, but he is still producing at a high level for fantasy managers and should be solid down the stretch.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a little too late for an Indians comeback when Ramirez hit the bomb off Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano in the top of the ninth inning, but fantasy managers won't mind. Ramirez is now posting a 1.021 OPS with five home runs across his previous 43 at-bats. Look for him to keep rolling down the stretch.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez hit his 23rd homer of the season during a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in extra innings. The 28-year-old took Blue Jays relief pitcher Brad Hand deep during the 10th inning and finished the night 2-for-5 with the homer and two RBI. The three-time All-Star is now hitting .255/.344/.525 with 64 RBI, 68 runs scored and 11 steals over 341 at-bats on the season. Ramirez is also sporting an 11.3% barrel rate, 90.9 mph average exit velo, and 46.1% hard hit rate, all career highs. Ramirez is in the prime of his career and is one of the best options at the hot corner in all of fantasy baseball.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ramirez went deep off Cardinals' starter Kwang Hyun Kim in the third inning and now has home runs in back-to-back games. He has gone deep 22 times and driven in 60 runs while stealing 10 bases on the season. He should continue to heat up down the stretch for fantasy managers.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Ramirez took Cardinals starter, Adam Wainwright, deep in the fourth inning and it was the only damage done by the Indians. Ramirez has been quiet lately as he dealt with an elbow issue, but perhaps this will be the start of a resurgence for him. On the season, Ramirez is hitting .253 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI across 320 at-bats.

There may not be two American League players who differ more standing side-by-side than the Houston Astros' Jose Altuve and the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge.Altuve is a diminutive 5-foot-6. Judge is a giant at 6-7. But when it comes to the AL Most Valuable Player Award, the difference could be measured in angstroms.The members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America are sending in their votes right now for all of the major 2017 awards. There are some that will be, or should be, unanimous picks.How do you not give Judge the AL Rookie of the Year? Same goes in the National League for Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both were by far at the top of their classes when all was said and done.Below is our take on the deserving winners in each race. AL MVP isn't the only white-knuckler. In the AL, the Cy Young Award race between Boston's Chris Sale and Cleveland's Corey Kluber is tight, too. In the National League, the MVP, Cy Young and Manager of the Year are all worthy of great... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez left Thursday's opening game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins after being hit in the right forearm by a fastball from pitcher Kyle Gibson.Ramirez was hit by the pitch during the second inning. He hopped down the first-base line before dropping to a knee to be examined by an athletic trainer. Ramirez was in obvious pain as manager Terry Francona looked on.Ramirez walked off holding his arm and was replaced by Giovanny Urshela. Francona said he could possibly play in the second game though he wasn't in the starting lineup."Yeah, of course I was scared," Ramirez said through a translator. "It hurt really bad and I thought that I broke it. But I'm fine. Thank God."Cleveland and Minnesota were playing a split doubleheader on Thursday to make up for Wednesday's postponement. The Indians won the opener 9-3.Ramirez leads the American League with 61 extra-base hits this season. A first-time All-Star this year, Ramirez is hitting .308 with 18 home runs and 58 RBIs.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Ramirez homered from both sides of the plate as the Cleveland Indians pulled into a tie for first place in the American League Central with the Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 victory in the first game of Saturday's split doubleheader between the two teams.Ramirez recorded three hits for the third straight game and drove in four runs to continue his torrid stretch. Bradley Zimmer added two hits and four RBIs for Cleveland, which has won three games in a row and the first two of the series in Minnesota.Saturday's nightcap is a makeup of rainout on April 9.Zach McAllister (1-0) earned the win with two hitless innings of relief for starter Ryan Merritt, who was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to make his season debut. The left-hander gave up three runs, two earned, on seven hits in four innings.White Sox 5, Blue Jays 2TORONTO -- Chicago has found a home away from home and it is named the Rogers Centre, where it continued its mastery over Toronto by using solo home runs from Todd Frazier, Matt Davidson and Jose Abreu to support Mike Pelfrey's six effective innings.It was the sixth straight win for the White Sox at the Rogers Centre, including the first two contests of the three-game series that ends Sunday. It was also their ninth victory in their past 10 meetings with the Blue Jays (32-35).Pelfrey (3-5) allowed one run and four hits and while striking out five to earn his first win since May 26.

The Cleveland Indians activated standout second baseman Jason Kipnis prior to Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox. The two-time All-Star missed most of spring training due to a sore right shoulder and will be making his season debut.Kipnis batted .275 with 23 homers, 82 RBIs and 15 stolen bases last season while helping the Indians reach the World Series.Cleveland optioned third baseman Yandy Diaz to Triple-A Columbus to open up a roster spot.

The Cleveland Indians finalized a five-year contract with club options for the 2022 and 2023 seasons with infielder Jose Ramirez.The deal was completed after Ramirez passed his physical on Tuesday.Ramirez's deal is worth $26 million guaranteed and includes a $2 million signing bonus, Cleveland.com reports. He could make as much as $50 million over the life of the deal.The 24-year-old Dominican Republic native's salary will jump from $571,400 in 2017 to $2,428,600 in 2018. The club options are worth $11 million and $12 million, respectively.Ramirez signed with the Indians as an amateur free agent in 2009 and made his major league debut in 2013. He played parts of three seasons with the club before playing his first full season in 2016.In 152 games last year, Ramirez hit .312 (176 for 565) with career-high totals of 11 home runs, 76 RBIs, 44 walks and 22 stolen bases.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Evan Gattis stayed red-hot and the Houston Astros kept pushing hard for a wild-card playoff berth in the American League on Wednesday at the Oakland Coliseum.Gattis hit his 29th and 30th home runs of the season, powering the Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland A's. Gattis set career highs with each home run and now has 100 in his career. He has hit eight home runs against the A's this season and six home runs overall in Houston's past 10 games.The Astros, who are trailing Baltimore by one game for the American League's second wild-card spot, beat the A's for the seventh straight time and completed their second straight three-game series sweep of Oakland. They went 5-1 on their six-game road trip.McHugh (12-10) allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking two. He won his 11th straight September game in 13 starts since 2014 with the Astros and improved to 6-1 in his career against Oakland.Dodgers 9, Giants 3LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig... [More]