CLEVELAND – Indian catcher Wilson Ramos will require surgery for a torn ligament in his left knee and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, the team said Monday.
The Venezuelan tore his anterior cruciate ligament and collateral medial ligament in the seventh inning of Cleveland’s triumph over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Fildeo gave a loose thump in front of the plate and was about to throw at second base when his left knee bent and fell onto the grass.
Ramos, 34, has played 44 games this season – nine with Cleveland and 35 with Detroit. His batting average was 226 with two homers and 7 RBIs with the Indians, who have not had Golden Glove winning receiver Roberto Perez almost all year.
Perez entered the injury list earlier this month with swelling in his right shoulder and spasms in his back. He spent 60 days on the injured list this season after undergoing surgery on his right middle finger, which fractured in April when there was a confusion of signals with reliever James Karinchak against the White Sox. of Chicago.
Austin Hedges has had the catcher job with Cleveland most of the season.
Ramos pushed two races on Sunday. After injuring himself, Hedges replaced him and connected on the home run.