Jose Ramirez heading to IL with fractured hamate bone in Guardians crusher

The Guardians both won and lost on Saturday.While the team beat the Tigers 3-1 for the second straight day, superstar José Ramírez is headed to the injured list after suffering a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.The injury occurred in the fifth inning, when Ramírez left the game after hitting a foul out behind home plate against Tigers starter Tarik Skubal.Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said after the game that the team should know more by Sunday.“It was the swing on the pop up, and he felt it,” Vogt told reporters after the game.

“He had a similar injury, I think, to the right hand a few years ago… He tried to go back out.He knew the position we were in, grabbed his glove.

He said, ‘Maybe I can at least play defense,’ and couldn’t squeeze his glove.So, Jose wanted to get back out there to help us win that game, and just couldn’t.”Ramírez suffered a fracture to his right hamate bone in 2019 and was out for exactly a month, the only time he’s been on the injured list in his career.

Since getting called up to the majors in 2013, Ramírez has been the heart and soul of the Guardians’ offense, hitting over 30 homers four times.He helped the team to an American League pennant in 2016, and the team’s been in the postseason seven of the last 10 years.The seven-time All-Star, however, is hitting just .239 with 10 homers through 72 games in 2026.Still, his durability has played a vital role in the team’s recent success, as he’s missed 10 or fewer games in every year since 2016, besides 2019.Ramírez wasn’t the only Guardian to suffer an injury Saturday, as outfielders Chase DeLauter and Angel Martinez left the game in the first two innings.

DeLauter suffered a bruised rib cage and Martinez got a bruise after fouling a ball off his foot.The Guardians are 39-33 and in first place in the AL Central, just half a game ahead of the White Sox....