{"id":536294,"date":"2026-01-24T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/536294\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:41:17","slug":"cleveland-jose-ramirez-closing-in-on-175-million-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/536294\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland, Jose Ramirez closing in on $175 million contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-open-to-staying-in-cleveland-for-entire-career\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Guardians are close to agreeing to a new contract<\/a> with one of their top players. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/players\/a15f08e9\/jose-ramirez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Ramirez<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNightengale\/status\/2015067651144614190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">is closing in<\/a> on signing a $175 million extension with the team, per USA Today. It is a massive new deal for the infielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deal adds four years and $106 million to his existing deal, keeping him in Cleveland through 2032,\u201d Bob Nightengale reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez is an All-Star, who also is one of the most reliable bats in Cleveland. He hit 30 home runs during the 2025 regular season. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hgomez27\/status\/2015062519149179020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">He also posted<\/a> 85 RBIs for the Guardians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new extension gives Jose Ramirez $106 millions in new guaranteed money as it adds 4 extra years at AAV $25M, while also restructuring his current contract,\u201d MLB reporter Hector Gomez posted to X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez has played for Cleveland since the 2013 season. He has spent his entire career with the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians look to Jose Ramirez in 2026<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3460800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jose-Ramirez-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 22, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>David Richard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland finished the 2025 season with a 88-74 record, and took the American League Central. Their trip to the postseason was short, though. Cleveland bowed to the Detroit Tigers in their American League Wild Card series.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians hope to have a much better result in 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-mvp-history-3rd-place-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ramirez is one of the players the team looks to<\/a> for offense. He has made the All-Star roster for five seasons in a row, and seven times overall in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Ramirez has also twice been named All-MLB First Team. The star infielder has also won the Silver Slugger award six times in his long MLB career. He has 949 career home runs in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2015069842466893974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">new contract takes into account<\/a> how much Ramirez has given to the franchise in the past. It could also mean he will finish his career as a Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJose Ramirez and Guardians are working on an extension and restructuring of current contract. If completed, Ramirez will have $175M over 7 years to go with $70M deferred,\u201d the New York Post&#8217;s Jon Heyman posted to X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians open Spring Training games in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Guardians are close to agreeing to a new contract with one of their top players. 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