José Ramírez Out of Guardians Lineup vs. Padres Amid Hamate Recovery

José Ramírez is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Padres as Cleveland manages his hamate bone recovery, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com.

The hamate is one of those small bones that tends to demand outsized respect — particularly for a hitter — and the Guardians appear to be treating it accordingly. What remains unconfirmed is the extent of the injury, any timetable for his return to the lineup, or whether this is a short-term precaution or something with a longer horizon.

What to watch

How Cleveland handles Ramírez's availability in the coming days will be the clearest signal of where this recovery stands. For now, the club is limiting his playing time rather than pushing through it — which is the detail that matters most operationally.