Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez had surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand, sidelining one of baseball’s most accomplished players for more than a month.
Ramirez, a seven-time All-Star, is expected to be out of action for five to seven weeks. Dr. Thomas Graham carried out the procedure in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, removing the hook of the hamate bone, according to the team.
The 33-year-old suffered the injury during Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. He began experiencing pain following a fifth-inning at-bat in which he fouled out to Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler.
This isn’t the first time Ramirez has dealt with a hamate injury — he broke the same bone on his right hand back in 2019 and also required surgery at that time.
Now in his 14th season with Cleveland, Ramirez is hitting .239 this year, notably below his career average of .278. In 72 games, he has contributed 10 home runs and 33 RBIs.
Over the course of his career, Ramirez has accumulated 295 home runs and 982 RBIs across 1,681 games.
