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  • Drafted by Cubs second overall in 1981 out of Wichita State.
  • Acquired from Cubs in June 1984 in the Rick Sutcliffe trade, along with Mel Hall and Don Schulze.
  • Known for his power (had two 30-HR seasons with Cleveland) but was an overaggressive hitter who struggled to get on base (had two seasons in Cleveland with an OBP under .300).
  • Primarily played the outfield but was also the team’s primary first baseman in 1987.
  • Traded to San Diego in December 1989 in a franchise-altering trade in which Cleveland acquired Carlos Baerga, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Chis James.
  • Led AL with 121 RBI in 1986, the first Cleveland batter to lead the league in that category since Rocky Colavito in 1965.
  • Led team in home runs (151) and RBI (530) during the 1980s.
  • Set franchise record for home runs in losses (20) in 1987, breaking the mark of 18 set by Graig Nettles in 1971. Jim Thome later broke Carter’s record with 23 in 2002.
  • Never made an All-Star team with Cleveland, but would appear in five with Toronto.
  • Most well known for hitting walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays.

Four Hits and a Grand Slam

April 8, 2026

In Wednesday’s blowout win over the Royals, collected four hits and capped off his day with an 8th inning grand slam.

He’s the 15th player in franchise history with four hits and a grand slam in a game, and the first since 2010

Here’s the list

Martinez is the first to also add a stolen base to his stat line.

Josh Bell’s Multi-HR Game

August 8, 2024

Josh Bell belted two home runs for the Diamondbacks against the Guardians on Wednesday. Dating back to 1990, its the 15th time a former member of the team had a multi-home run game against Cleveland.

Miller’s multi-homer performance is perhaps the most unique on the list as it occurred in the same season in which he played for Cleveland.

20/20/20 Seasons

July 28, 2024

Jose Ramirez joined the 20 HR/20 2B/20 SB club for the sixth time in his career on Sunday.

He’s one of just eight players in MLB history to reach those milestones six times. The others:

  • Bobby Abreu, 9
  • Barry Bonds, 9
  • , 9
  • Carlos Beltran, 6
  • Alex Rodriguez, 6
  • Raul Mondesi, 6
  • Hank Aaron 6

There have been 24 20/20/20 seasons in Cleveland history, belonging to:

Jose Ramirez 2 HR and a SB

July 28, 2023

Jose Ramirez belted two home runs and stole a base on Wednesday against the Royals. It was the third time Ramirez had a multi-homer game with a stolen base, setting a franchise record.

, and each did it twice.

It was just the 28th such game in franchise history.

Jose Ramirez Ties Franchise All-Star Record

July 13, 2023

Jose Ramirez‘s double off Camilo Doval in the All-Star Game was his fifth career hit in the event, tying Kenny Lofton and Sandy Alomar Jr. for the most in franchise history.

Ramirez went 1-2 in the game, which actually dropped his career ASG batting average to .556, tied for the second highest among players with at least nine at-bats:

  • Richie Ashburn, .600 (6-10)
  • Yadier Molina, .556 (5-9)
  • Ramirez, .556 (5-9)
  • Moises Alou, .500 (5-10)
  • Charlie Gehringer, .500 (10-20)
  • Ted Kluszewski, .500 (7-14)

Former Indians Joe Carter and Leon Wagner (.455 each) are tied for 10th on the list, but neither played in an All-Star Game in a Cleveland uniform.

The next highest to represent Cleveland in the game is Alomar, who checks in at 18th with a .417 average (5-12).