The team says Ramírez will instead 'focus on recovery and preparation for the second half of the season.' The 32-year-old has dealt with several nagging injuries.

Despite being banged up, Ramírez has played in 87 of Cleveland's 90 games with a slash line of .299/.364/.503 and 16 home runs.By using the All-Star week to recover, Ramírez will have a six-day break to get healthy before the Guardians resume play in the second half of the season.

Cleveland's offensive engine roars back to life with multi-hit performance, ending brutal 10-game losing streak that began after Toronto hit-by-pitch.

José Ramírez homered for a third straight game, Angel Martínez also went deep and the Cleveland Guardians got a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Jose Ramirez kept his streak going when he crushed another home run to extend the Guardians' lead over the Astros.

The Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez will miss the MLB All-Star Game and will instead 'focus on recovery and preparation for the second half of the season.' Skip Navigation.

Nothing was more torturous than the 11-gamer that you, Mr. Acta, had a front-row seat for in 2012. It cemented your dismissal, despite a public vote of confidence from Paul Dolan. On July 27, that team was 50-49 and hanging around in the AL Central race. On Sept. 1, the club was 55-77. That’s hard to do.

One of the best sluggers of the 1990s, he spent 12 years in the big leagues with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. A five-time All-Star, he helped Cleveland get to the 1995 World Series.