Cleveland Guardians Being 'Cautious' With Jose Ramirez Injury

One of the qualities that makes Jose Ramirez the elite player he is is that he rarely misses games.

The Cleveland Guardians third baseman has played 150 games or more in the last four seasons but

On Friday night, Ramirez fell awkwardly after planting his foot on first base. He immediately dropped to the ground in pain and eventually subbed out of the game.

The team announced later in the night that Ramirez suffered a "mild right ankle sprain," and Stephen Vogt also provided a little more context on his status.

"Good. The reports are good; just being cautious. Long season. He said he could've kept going, but we can't take that chance. [We wanted to] get him checked out. Good reports so far. [He's] really sore, so we'll have to see how he feels in the morning," said Cleveland's skipper.