José Ramírez’s rare milestone

José Ramírez’s first-inning homer against Atlanta on April 11 gave him a home run against all 29 other Major League Baseball teams. (mlb.com) Major League Baseball counts 30 clubs, and Ramírez has spent his entire career with Cleveland since his 2013 debut. That means the Braves were the last remaining opponent on his list. (mlb.com) (baseball-reference.com) The homer came off left-hander Martín Pérez in a 6-0 Guardians win at Truist Park in Atlanta. Major League Baseball said the drive traveled 408 feet with a 108.1 mile-per-hour exit velocity. (mlb.com) The Elias Sports Bureau told Major League Baseball that Ramírez is the first Cleveland player to homer against each of the other 29 teams. Cleveland’s 2026 schedule had already brought him games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals and Braves by April 11. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) The feat is unusual because interleague play was limited for most of Ramírez’s career. Major League Baseball switched to a balanced schedule in 2023, giving every team at least one series against every other club each season. (mlb.com) Ramírez’s first career homer came on Aug. 9, 2014, against Yankees right-hander Brandon McCarthy at Yankee Stadium. Nearly 12 years later, the Braves became the final box to check. (mlb.com) The list was not built evenly. Ramírez has 35 career homers against the Chicago White Sox, 35 against the Detroit Tigers, 32 against the Kansas City Royals and 27 against the Minnesota Twins, according to Major League Baseball. (mlb.com) His power has traveled, too. Major League Baseball said Truist Park was the 30th ballpark where Ramírez has homered, a group that includes Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (mlb.com) The milestone landed in the middle of a larger career climb. Baseball-Reference listed Ramírez with 286 home runs and 289 stolen bases entering April 12, and Major League Baseball reported he reached 291 steals after the Braves game. (baseball-reference.com) (mlb.com) Ramírez called the all-29 mark something he was “proud” of after the game. For a player already stacked with Cleveland records, the last missing opponent was Atlanta — until Saturday. (mlb.com)