Jose Ramirez suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand on August 24. Soon thereafter it was determined he would need surgery, and his timeline for a recovery was set at 5-7 weeks. His season was all but over, and the Cleveland Indians would have to fight on without him.
That kind of news is normally enough to cripple a team, and such a timeline in the final few days of August is usually cause for a player to shrug his shoulders and say he’ll get ’em next year.
Ramirez was evidently determined not to let the injury ruin his season, and he sure wasn’t about to let his teammates go it alone.