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MLB Insider Praises Jose Ramirez After Recent Career Milestone

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Toran Flores | Last updated May 2, 2025 2:29 PM ET

As we are still in the very beginning of the 2025 MLB season, teams are starting to settle down and get comfortable with the situations they are sitting in.

Divisions in the American League are still competitive as ever with each leader having no more than a two-game lead on their rivals.

The Cleveland Guardians seem to be picking up exactly where they left off last season and are ready to fight for a better finish than their loss in the ALCS to the New York Yankees last October.

In their their 4-3 win against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, franchise star Jose Ramirez made history in the 10th inning.

Jose Ramirez reaches 250 home runs, 250 stolen bases milestone

In a game where the Guardians were down by one run heading into the bottom of the 10th, Jose Ramirez was able to even the score with an RBI single.

After the clutch play, Ramirez decided to steal second – this would become his 250th stolen base in his career and would help him join a very exclusive list.

He became the 24th player in MLB history and just the second switch-hitter, joining Carlos Beltran, to record 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases in a career.

José Ramírez becomes the first player in @CleGuardians history and the 24th player in MLB history to hit 250 home runs and steal 250 bases pic.twitter.com/psLEBOVRL3
— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2025

On Friday morning. MLB insider Jon Morosi spoke on Ramirez's milestone and what it means for his career.

"He will be properly rated on my Hall of Fame ballot one day on which his name will receive an easy check in the box. He's a Hall of Famer for me, period," Morsi said on Friday.

"He's a Hall of Famer for me, period." ✅

- @jonmorosi on @CleGuardians superstar José Ramírez after surpassing the career 250+ HR/250+ SB mark pic.twitter.com/9kooJ1QP4T
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 2, 2025

If Jose Ramirez wasn't already Hall of Fame-bound, it seems as if he has reached that status after Thursday night's game.

The Guardians will look to continue their winning streak into a series where they will travel to Toronto and take on the Blue Jays in a three-game series.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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