Eight gamers in main league historical past have hit a minimum of 300 homers and stolen a minimum of 300 bases of their careers. Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is closing in on that octet.
Ramirez got here tantalizingly near historical past in 2024. He completed the season with 39 homers and 41 steals, only one residence run shy of turning into the seventh member of the 40-40 membership. Nonetheless, his accomplishments have been overshadowed as Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani blew previous each marks, turning into the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit over 50 homers and steal over 50 bases in the identical season.
Being overshadowed is nothing new with Ramirez. He has a resume that the majority main league gamers would covet. Ramirez is a six-time All-Star, received 5 Silver Slugger awards and has completed within the prime three of the MVP vote thrice.
Ramirez has the manufacturing to match these accolades. He has posted a .279/.352/.504 batting line in his 6086 plate appearances, hitting 364 doubles and 255 homers whereas stealing 243 bases. Ramirez ranks twelfth amongst lively gamers with 52.4 bWAR. Solely Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado are forward of Ramirez amongst lively third basemen.
He will not be missed for for much longer. Ramirez wants simply 45 homers and 57 steals to hitch the 300-300 membership. If he continues his profession charges, with 28 homers and 27 steals on common per 162 video games, Ramirez would be part of that group together with his three hundredth stolen base early in 2027. As he stole a career-high 41 bases in 2024, Ramirez may hit his three hundredth homer and steal his three hundredth base by the center of the 2026 season.
