Ramírez hits every team

José Ramírez hit a first-inning homer in Atlanta on Saturday and completed a rare career checklist: a home run against every Major League Baseball opponent. (mlb.com) The shot came off Braves left-hander Martín Pérez in a 6-0 Cleveland Guardians win on April 11 at Truist Park. Major League Baseball said the ball traveled 408 feet at 108.1 miles per hour. (mlb.com) (apnews.com) That homer was Ramírez’s second of the 2026 season and the 287th of his career. It made him the first Cleveland player to homer against the other 29 Major League Baseball teams, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. (mlb.com) (baseball-reference.com) The milestone needed time as much as power. Ramírez debuted for Cleveland on September 1, 2013, and his first career homer came on August 9, 2014, off New York Yankees right-hander Brandon McCarthy. (baseball-reference.com) (mlb.com) Interleague scheduling helped make the full set possible. Since Major League Baseball put every team on every club’s regular-season schedule in 2023, players no longer have to wait years for a chance to face one missing opponent. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) Ramírez built most of the list inside the American League Central, where Cleveland sees division rivals 13 times a year. He 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. (mlb.com) His biggest total outside the division is 21 against the Los Angeles Angels in 60 games. Among National League clubs, Major League Baseball said his highest count is 13 against the Cincinnati Reds. (mlb.com) The homer landed in the middle of another history-heavy week for Ramírez. On April 6, he became Cleveland’s franchise leader in games played, reaching No. 1,620 and passing Terry Turner’s 108-year-old club record. (mlb.com) (espn.com) He also keeps moving toward another round number. Ramírez had 291 career steals after Saturday, leaving him nine short of 300 to go with his 287 homers. (mlb.com) (baseball-reference.com) After the game, Ramírez said he was “proud” of the accomplishment. By the end of Saturday night, the only team left off his list was Cleveland itself. (mlb.com)