Guardians say 3B José Ramírez feeling better and sore shoulder 'should be just fine in a few days'
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Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez celebrates the end of the top of the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a spring baseball game in Goodyear, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was feeling much better Monday after the seven-time All-Star left a spring training game the previous day because of a sore shoulder, according to manager Stephen Vogt."We're going to reassess him day by day. He should be just fine in a few days," Vogt said Monday. "He knows himself really well. ... He came up from the on-deck circle and said, 'I'm done.' And that was really all I heard until later in the game."
After Sunday's game, Vogt said Ramírez had a sore left shoulder after jamming it while sliding into third for a stolen base. That came in the second inning after his double, and he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth.The 33-year-old Ramírez has played his entire 13-year career in Cleveland and is a lifetime .279 hitter with 285 home runs and 949 RBIs in 1,609 games. The $175 million, seven-year contract he signed during the offseason is the largest in franchise history.Ramírez finished third in AL MVP voting last season after batting .283 with 30 homers and 85 RBIs.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
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