Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. For the first time in his career, Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez left the yard three times in a single game.
Ramírez launched three home runs Thursday against the Boston Red Sox, hitting homers from both sides of the plate. Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez rounds the bases after hitting his third home run of a game during the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox June 8, 2023, at Progressive Field in Cleveland. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The four-time All-Star homered in his first three at-bats, hitting a 390-foot shot to right in the sixth for his third of the day, and the Guardians defeated the Red Sox 10-3. BLUE JAYS DESIGNATE ANTHONY BASS FOR ASSIGNMENT AHEAD OF TORONTO’S PRIDE WEEKEND FOLLOWING CONTROVERSY "Everyone in (the clubhouse) would say the same thing: He’s the best player in the game," said Cleveland starter Aaron Civale. "He plays the game the best way every single night. "He might not be on paper the most talented.
He might not be considered the best. But when he plays the game the way he plays it, he’s the best in the game." Ramírez had two chances at a four-homer game but struck out swinging in his second at-bat of the sixth and grounded out to third in the eighth.
Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox June 8, 2023, at Progressive Field in Cleveland. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) "My last two at-bats I was swinging away," Ramírez admitted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Ramírez was trying to