Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez steals his 42nd (and 43rd) base of the season. 

When the Cleveland Guardians inevitably decide to build a statue of Jose Ramirez outside of Progressive Field, they’re going to be faced with quite a dilemma: What pose should Ramirez be in?

Should it be one of him in his back swing, watching a ball leave the park? Will it be a pose of Ramirez throwing a ball across the diamond to first base? Or, will the pose be one of J-Ram sliding into a bag with his helmet flying off his head?

All of them are great options, but the last option might represent Ramirez’s career and who he is as a player the best.

Cleveland’s superstar is known for many qualities, but Ramirez’s most underrated trait may be his ability to create havoc on the base paths, and that’s exactly what he’s done during the 2025 season.

On Sunday afternoon, during game 162, Ramirez reached first base on a seeing-eye single between the shortstop and second base. Soon after reaching first base, he broke for second and dove headfirst into the bag safely.

Then, just a few pitches later, Ramirez successfully stole third base, too.

The first stolen base of the afternoon was Ramirez’s 42nd of the season, setting a new single-season career high for the 33-year-old. Ramirez’s previous career high was 41, which he set just one year earlier in 2024. 

Yes, MLB recently adjusted the rules, incentivizing runners to steal more bags, but that shouldn’t take away from just how impressive a base runner Ramirez is. 

He’s quick, but Ramirez is also incredible at timing up a pitcher’s move to rarely find himself out.

Ramirez has made a significant impact on the Guardians franchise history this year, including some notable achievements related to this very stat. 

Earlier in September, Ramirez stole his 280th stolen base in a Cleveland uniform, officially passing Omar Vizquel (279) to move into second place on Cleveland’s all-time stolen base leaders.

Next up for him is Kenny Lofton, who swiped 452 bags during his multiple stints with the franchise.

Lofton’s record may be the one that Ramirez has the hardest time breaking. 

That said, he has stolen 84 bases alone in the last two regular seasons and is showing no signs of slowing down.