As if winning the game wasn’t enough, Jose Ramirez had to set a franchise record while leading the Guardians past the Miami Marlins, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Progressive Field.
Ramirez hit two solo shots vs. Miami, making him the new franchise leader in multi-home run games with 27 over his 13 years in Cleveland, per the team. That surpassed the previous record of 26, held by Albert Belle and Jim Thome, according to Sarah Langs.
Most multi-homer games, Cleveland history:
Jose Ramirez: 27
Albert Belle: 26
Jim Thome: 26 https://t.co/43hSbkc74L— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 13, 2025
And Ramirez did it in spectacular fashion—by hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that proved to be the winning run. He also drilled a double to finish the night with his sixth three-hit effort this season. It also marked his second multi-home run game of the year, following his 3-homer performance against the Angels on April 4.
Ramirez signed with Cleveland as an amateur free agent and made his debut for the club in 2013. Since then, he’s made seven All-Star appearances, led the Guardians to a World Series appearance and won the Silver Slugger Award five times. He’s batting .280/.353/.506 with 280 home runs over his 13 years in the league.
The Guardians (62-56) secured a crucial victory on Tuesday, as they continue to fight for a playoff spot down the stretch. Cleveland increased its postseason chances to 29.7% with the win—according to FanGraphs—nearly three percentage points higher than its odds entering the game (26.9%).
After a slow start to the season, the Guardians have won 22 of their last 30 games but entered the day 1.0 game out of the last AL Wild Card spot. However, the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers have faltered as of late, seeing their 15.5-game lead on July 8 drop to 6.5 entering today.
With the playoffs fewer than two months away, Cleveland will need its star to lead them back to October. If tonight was any indication, Ramirez will be up for the challenge—maybe setting a few more franchise records along the way.
