Cleveland- Major League Baseball announced on April 20, 2026 that Jose Ramirez was the American League Player of the Week. He was awarded this honor for the period ending April 19, 2026. This marks the ninth time Ramirez has received this award which is the most in Cleveland franchise history ahead of Manny Ramirez…who had six. He’s the second Clevelander to earn the award this season joining Chase DeLauter – March 25-29.
This is the first time in franchise history that Cleveland has had two players earn Player of the Week honors within the first four weeks of the season.
Chase DeLauter has been named the A.L. Player of the week.
It’s the first one for a Guardian not named Jose Ramirez since Josh Naylor in 2024.
— Al Pawlowski (@AlPawlowski) March 30, 2026
Ramirez’s nine awards are the 5th-most among active MLB players, trailing Detroit’s Justin Verlander (10), LA Dodger’s Freddie Freeman
(10), LA Dodger’s Shohei Ohtani (10) and NY Yankee’s Aaron Judge (15).
From April 13-18, Ramirez hit .364 (8-for-22) with one double four home runs, five RBI, eight walks, five steals, nine runs and a 1.488 OPS.
Ramirez owned a .133 (6-for-45) batting average with one home run, five RBI and a .464 OPS through his first 12 games of the season. However, over his last 12 games since April 8, Ramirez is hitting .333 (14-for-42) with five home runs, seven RBI, eight stolen bases, 12
walks, 14 runs scored and a 1.279 OPS. Over this stretch, he ranks T1st in MLB in runs, T1st in steals, 2nd in OBP, T3rd in walks and
T5th in home runs.
Ramirez is two walks away from tying Andre Thornton (685) for 8th-most in club history. The records keep stacking up for Cleveland’s beloved third baseman.
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