Jose Ramirez Still In MVP Conversation Despite Guardians' Slide

No matter how the 2025 season ends for the Cleveland Guardians, one thing is for sure: Jose Ramirez is still one of the best players in MLB.

Even though the team hasn’t been playing its best baseball as of late and is sliding out of the postseason race, Ramirez has still been one of the best players in the sport and deserves any and all recognition he gets. 

MLB.com recently polled 37 of its experts to cast a vote for their favorite to win the American League MVP race. 

Ramirez didn’t receive any first-place votes, but he did come in fourth on their list. Bobby Witt Jr, Aaron Judge, and Cal Raleigh are the three players who finished above Cleveland’s superstar.

“Ramírez always seems to be right in the MVP conversation. With five top-five finishes already in his career, he figures to be in that space again this season. The switch-hitter is on pace for a second-straight 30-30 season (it would be his third overall) and he's in the top-10 in the AL in hits (137), average (.288), homers (26), on-base percentage (.362) and slugging (.512). He's a model of consistency,” wrote MLB.com’s Jason Foster.