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One of the clearest examples of what José Ramírez means to the Guardians is one the Cleveland faithful can relate to. All you had to do was take one look into the Guardians’ dugout on Friday to see it. Ramírez belted a solo home run in the sixth inning of the Guardians’ 5-3 win over the Athletics at Progressive Field, in the opener of a three-game series. The 34-year-old reached 1,000 career RBIs with that blast, which also was No. 297 on his decorated big league résumé. “We all looked at each other, and everyone's got a smile on their face,” second baseman Travis Bazzana said. “You love to see it. You love to see him break milestones, too, like that, especially to see the crowd stand up like that. “He's an incredible, incredible player. When he has those good nights, everyone loves to watch it.” Ramírez joined Earl Averill (1,084) as the only players in Cleveland franchise history to hit the RBI milestone. The home crowd gave him a loud ovation as he took his position at third base in the top of the seventh, when that achievement was displayed on the left-field videoboard.
