{"id":667202,"date":"2026-04-06T22:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667202\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:45:21","slug":"jose-ramirez-sets-historic-record-for-franchise-games-played-in-cleveland-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667202\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez Sets Historic Record for Franchise Games Played in Cleveland Uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in 1881, a man named Terry Turner from Sandy Lake, Penn., would go on to become Cleveland’s all-time leader in franchise games played<\/a>. <\/p>\n

He did it with a total of 1,619 games played, a mark he probably barely realized would become so heavily talked about over a hundred years later. With eight 100-hit seasons and a 1905 campaign where he hit 14 triples<\/a>, he rocked the grey and black uniforms that displayed “Cleveland” across the front from 1904 through 1918. <\/p>\n

Now, the 5’8″, 149-pound infielder is going to be passed over for the No. 1 spot in the history books by a player who, like himself, also dedicated himself to a city he didn’t grow up in. <\/p>\n

On Monday, April 6, Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez, who is also 5’8″ but just a couple of pounds heavier, became Cleveland’s all-time leader in franchise games played in a matchup against the Kansas City Royals. He had tied the record just a day ago<\/a>, playing in an Easter Sunday doubleheader<\/a> for the Guardians.<\/p>\n

He has now played an eye-popping 1,620 games in the now-navy blue and red uniform that reads “Guardians” across the front of the jersey. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think among all the records, I feel that\u2019s one of the most important because it kind of resembles what I wanted to do with this team,\u201d Ram\u00edrez said when asked about how he felt just a couple of days ago. \u201cMy ultimate goal was to be able to play as long as I could here and be able to be part of those records that are happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while changes often occur, as seen in the various jerseys, colors and names that Cleveland’s baseball team has sported, Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez has avoided changing cities. <\/p>\n

“I’ve always said that I want to finish my entire career with this team, which has the best and most loyal fans in the world,” he said when he signed a contract extension back in early 2026. “Thank you to this organization for trusting in me. My main goal is to stay healthy and give 100% to this team so we can make the fans’ dream come true: winning the World Series.”<\/p>\n

The native of the Bani, Dominican Republic, was signed by Cleveland back in late November 2009, joining the organization as an amateur free agent. <\/p>\n

And while he wouldn’t immediately explode onto the scene and become one of the organization’s most exciting players, he eventually would make himself invaluable to Cleveland’s success level.<\/p>\n

Across 14 years in the big leagues, all as a member of the Cleveland Guardians\/Indians, he’s averaging a slashing line of .279\/.352\/.502 for an OPS of .854<\/a>. His power has always been what grabs the average fan’s eyes and what makes him so impactful, blasting 286 home runs and bringing in nearly 1,000 RBI. <\/p>\n

One of his most impactful years was in 2018, when his bWAR came in at an incredible mark of 7.6. He played near-career-high games at a mark of 157, slashing .270\/.387\/.552 in the process. He also smashed 38 doubles and 39 home runs, contributing 105 RBI that year.<\/p>\n

Other notable statistics he’s put up include 56 doubles in 2017, 106 walks drawn back in that incredible 2018 campaign, a near 1.000 OPS in the 2020 COVID-19 year and over 40 stolen bases in both 2024 and 2025. <\/p>\n

To put it simply, Ram\u00edrez’s impact has been felt in more ways than one. <\/a><\/p>\n

And as his career begins to trend towards a close, Cleveland can rest assured knowing that they have gotten 110% each and every day from the future Hall of Fame third baseman. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Born in 1881, a man named Terry Turner from Sandy Lake, Penn., would go on to become Cleveland’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2380],"tags":[5,135,51,2565,538,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-667202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cleveland-guardians","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cleveland","10":"tag-cleveland-guardians","11":"tag-clevelandguardians","12":"tag-guardians","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116360191972982198","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}