In the last five full seasons with the Cubs , Ramirez has been the offensive leader, averaging 31 home runs, RBI, and batting. Along with his offense, his defense has steadily improved since coming to the Cubs in Before his injury, he was batting. With the injury and the two-month layoff, his numbers will decline. But his return is desperately needed for the Cubs' stagnant offense.
I watched him battle through injuries the last two years and continue to play and never really say anything about it. He returned to Pittsburgh only when rosters expanded in September.
As in , he began slowly, with just two hits in his first 15 at bats. The next day he hit three home runs and drove in six runs in a win.
A bench-clearing brawl ensued. More significantly, he sprained his ankle in the brawl and missed two weeks. He reported to minicamp in January at pounds, his lightest in six years. Through May 16, he had only one home run in 41 games, with a dismal.
He had two hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May Between May 14 and June 11, he had a game hitting streak. As the July 31 trade deadline approached, Benson reported discomfort in his right shoulder, rendering him unmarketable. The Cubs surged in September, winning 19 of 27 games, for their first division title since and first postseason berth since Marlins rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis took the mound on October The year-old left-hander, who would win NL Rookie of the Year honors, walked three batters in the first to load the bases with one out, bringing up Ramirez.
The next pitch was a fastball inside. Chicago rolled to an win and series lead. Chicago was one win from the World Series but got no closer. He is 4-for Been fighting it for a while. Coupled with a scheduled day off Thursday, Ramirez will get two days of rest before the Brewers open a three-game weekend series with the Yankees, followed by another day off Monday.
A notoriously slow starter over the course of his career, Ramirez had been lethal this season with runners in scoring position and, despite his recent slump, is still batting.
May July 6. Tied his career high for the 21st time with four hits July 24 vs. Recorded at least one extra-base hit in a career-high seven-straight games, July Picked up his 1,th career hit September 22 in Milwaukee.
All-Star team for the second time in his career Collected his th RBI of the season August 30 vs. Philadelphia, becoming the first Cub to reach the mark prior to September since Sammy Sosa in Washington - had a season-high six RBI against the Nationals. His 16 multi-homer games as a Cub rank ninth in franchise history Andre Dawson and Hank Sauer are tied for seventh with 18 apiece.
Pittsburgh and July 29 in Milwaukee Pittsburgh was his th as a Cub. Philadelphia August 28, hit a game-winning grand slam off Chad Durbin. Marked his eighth career grand slam. Milwaukee, giving him 41 and surpassing his previous career high of 40 in with Pittsburgh.
All-Star, other career honors include: Earning N. Player of the Week honors for the week of April May 6, , and July , He hit 22 homers in 72 games after the All-Star break. He has 14 career two-homer games and three career three-homer games. Ramirez batted. Billy Williams and Ron Santo were the first with homer seasons in and Florida, hitting a 2-run homer off Josh Beckett and adding a 2-run blast off Travis Smith
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