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Jose Ramirez Breaks Cleveland Franchise Games Played Record

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Jose Ramirez surpassed Terry Turner's 108-year-old Cleveland franchise record for games played Monday night against Kansas City. The Guardians' All-Star third baseman reached 1,620 games during the contest, eclipsing Turner's mark of 1,619 games set between 1904 and 1918. Ramirez received the third-base bag from coach Sandy Alomar Jr. before the sixth inning.

According to MLB, Ramirez is the only active player to lead his franchise in games played. He made his debut as a pinch runner in 2013 and has been part of six AL Central Division titles, including the 2016 World Series team that lost to the Chicago Cubs in seven games. Ramirez is the only player in Cleveland's 125-year history to have at least 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases, currently holding 286 homers and 289 steals.

He leads the franchise in extra-base hits (729) and has 27 multihomer games, ranking second in home runs, stolen bases, total bases (3,018), and RBI (954), third in doubles (400), and seventh in hits (1,674).