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5 Players with a HR at Home

May 18, 2026

The Guardians hit six home runs in Sunday’s win over the Reds by five different players.

It was just the sixth time since moving into Jacobs Field in 1994 that the team had five different players homer in the same game:

2026 vs CIN: Kyle Manzardo, Chase DeLauter, Angel Martinez, Jose Ramirez, Brayan Rocchio
2021 vs DET: Andres Gimenez, Cesar Hernandez, Jordan Luplow, Roberto Perez, Franmil Reyes
2018 vs SEA: Francisco Lindor, Yan Gomes, Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Brantley, Yonder Alonso
2013 vs PHI (6 players): Brantley, Lonnie Chisenhall, Mark Reynolds, Carlos Santana, Drew Stubbs, Ryan Raburn
1995 vs CHW: Albert Belle, Paul Sorrento, Eddie Murray, Carlos Baerga, Kenny Lofton
1994 vs TEX: Belle, Sorrento, Murray, Wayne Kirby, Jim Thome
1974 vs TEX: Frank Duffy, Dave Duncan, Oscar Gamble, George Hendrick, Charlie Spikes
1963 vs LAA: Larry Brown, Tito Francona, Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Fred Whitfield

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
Bobby Bonds, 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:

30 RBI thru 50 Games

June 1, 2024

Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor both reached 30 RBI through the team’s first 50 games this year.

Most recent seasons with two players with 30+ RBI through 50 games:

2024 – Ramirez, Naylor
2018 – Ramirez, Michael Brantley
2014 – Brantley, David Murphy
2009 – Victor Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Mark DeRosa
2007 – Martinez, Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta
2006 – Hafner, Casey Blake
2004 – Martinez, Hafner, Matt Lawton

Brayan Rocchio Batting Leadoff

August 10, 2023

In just his 12th career game, Brayan Rocchio was inserted into the leadoff spot on Thursday and went 2-4 with 2 RBI.

Here’s the list of others who have been in the leadoff spot at some point within their first 12 career games dating back to 1980 (players who made their debut batting leadoff indicated by an asterisk:

Jose Ramirez 4-Hit Game

July 22, 2023

Jose Ramirez collected his 12th career four-hit game against the Phillies on Friday. Considering the longevity of his career, that’s a surprisingly low number.

Ramirez is now tied with Tito Francona, Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael Brantley for 26th on the franchise list of four-hit games.

Bo Naylor 3-Hit Game

July 8, 2023

Bo Naylor collected three against the Royals in his 20th career game.

Dating back to 1990, he’s the 11th Cleveland rookie with multiple three-hit games through 20 career games, joining:

Oscar Gonzalez, 2022
Jason Kipnis, 2011
Michael Brantley, 2009
Joe Inglett, 2006
Coco Crisp, 2002
Richie Sexson, 1998
Brian Giles, 1996
Herbert Perry, 1995 (3 games)
Mark Lewis, 1991 (5 games)
Alex Cole, 1990 (4 games)

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