Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez holds the base after being presented with it after the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals to commemorate his record 1,620 games as a Cleveland Indian/Cleveland Guardian in Cleveland, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez became Cleveland’s franchise leader for games played on Monday night against Kansas City.

The Guardians’ all-star third baseman played in his 1,620th game, surpassing Terry Turner’s mark, which held for more than 100 years. Turner spent 15 of his 17 big league seasons with Cleveland from 1904 through ’18 and played in 1,619 games. Ramirez received the third-base bag from longtime Cleveland first-base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. before the sixth inning, after the game became official.

Happy return

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field.

Back home for the first time in 561 days after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof and caused extensive damage throughout the stadium, the Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday in front of a sellout crowd of 25,114. It cost nearly $60 million to rebuild the Trop after a hurricane in 2024.