José Ramírez's costly error in the ALCS is a rare blemish for a player who is usually the heart of the Guardians. Despite the mistake, his track record suggests he will likely rebound and remain a central figure for the team.
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In ALCS Game 2, José Ramírez let the Guardians down. He won't stay there for long
Rays even up ALCS as José Ramírez error proves costly for Guardians Rays even up ALCS as José Ramírez error proves costly for Guardians They will wake up in Cleveland still loving José Ramírez. That will never change, nor, likely, will Ramírez's regard for the city he's insisted on making his baseball home. Yet the love affair between future Hall of Famer and scrappy municipality hit a most unpredictable speed bump, right around the time a ground ball skidded off the very edge of the artificial turf on Tropicana Field's infield. Ramírez, the beloved third baseman whose playoff heroics drove the Cleveland Guardians into a commanding position in this American League Championship Series, failed to stay down on a ground ball off the bat of Tampa Bay's Ben Williamson with two outs in the fourth inning of a scoreless game, runners at the corners, the Guardians still poised to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. It was a ball he'd fielded thousands of times in his 14-year career. This time, though, he appeared to eyeball the grounder hitting the dirt. Instead, it clipped off the turf and skidded right between his legs. Seconds later, after a Liam Hicks two-run single, a scoreless game turned into a 3-0 Rays lead and eventually, a series-tying 3-1 victory Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Tropicana Field. To that point, it seemed the Guardians were still in control. Ramírez played hero in Game 1, his leadoff single sparking a go-ahead, eighth-inning rally, his RBI double and daring break for third base keying a put-away rally in the ninth.
October 14, 2026Yahoo Sports
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