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.

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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.

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CLEVELAND -- The Indians will begin their first road trip, a six-game trip to Chicago and Tampa Bay, on Friday with their left field situation still in a state of flux. This is due to the injury to Michael Brantley, who is on the disabled list as he continues his recovery from offseason surgery on his right (non-throwing) shoulder.When Brantley will be activated off the DL is not certain. Indians officials declined to put any target date on his return, but the conventional wisdom is that he will likely be back sometime before the end of the month. Until then, Manager Terry Francona is faced with the challenge of making a daily decision on who should play left field.In the first two games of the season Francona used Marlon Byrd and Jose Ramirez as the starters in left field. Byrd was signed as a free agent halfway through spring training. In addition to Byrd, the other outfielders on the roster are Collin Cowgill, Rajai Davis, and Tyler Naquin. Lonnie Chisenhall, the expected starter in... [More]

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, a walk and two runs scored in a win over the Twins.

Ramirez had an epic bat flip on his homer that the Twins took exception to, but fantasy owners don't care. With that said, his fantasy value is minimal at this point, as he sits with a .222 average and .348 slugging percentage in his limited time.

Ramirez was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Twins.

Ramirez was initially slated to bat fifth and play third base, but Mike Aviles will assume the hot corner duties in the new lineup. It's unclear if the 23-year-old suffered a late setback, but the move may have been a reaction to a late pitching change by the Twins, switching from the right-handed Phil Hughes to southpaw Tommy Milone.

Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-5 victory over the Royals.

The 23-year-old has had a rough season with the bat, but Saturday's performance was one of his best of the season. Ramirez's bat has been hot at the plate all month and is in the midst of a four-game stretch where he is hitting .421 (8-for-19) with two doubles, a triple, a homer, three RBI and six runs scored. His September average is also up to .333 after Saturday's effort, easily making it his most prolific month with the bat all season.

Ramirez will pick up a start at third base for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Tigers, MLive.com's Chris Iott reports.

Ramirez will be used at third base for the second time in three games, a sign that manager Terry Francona may be looking to replace Giovanny Urshela at that position. Regular starts had been more difficult to come by for Ramirez following Jason Kipnis' return from the DL, so if he can cut it defensively at third base, he may be in line for increased at-bats over the final few weeks.

Ramirez is not in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees.

Ramirez will once again come off the bench, despite the fact that regular second baseman Jason Kipnis is getting the day off. A .567 season OPS simply wasn't enough to earn the 22-year-old a consistent role down the stretch, as he will have now been held out three times in the last five games.

Ramirez will get the start at third base and hit eighth Saturday against the Yankees, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

This will mark the fourth different position Ramirez has played for the Indians this season as they look to test his ability to serve as a utility player going forward. With second base and shortstop eligibility already accounted for, his third base eligibility in more liberal formats may not come as much use, but the fact that the Indians are finding more ways to get him in the lineup figures to increase his value down the stretch.

Ramirez got the start in left field Wednesday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The return of Jason Kipnis has pushed Ramirez out of a regular spot in the lineup but he got a look in left field with Michael Brantley still limited to DH duties due to a balky shoulder. The Indians won't press Brantley into outfield duties so Ramirez could see further action in left field in the coming days.