CLEVELAND, Ohio — An impassioned plea erupted on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast as hosts Joe Noga and Paul Hoynes addressed what they consider one of baseball’s great injustices — José Ramírez has never won the Heart and Hustle Award presented by the Major League Baseball Players’ Alumni Association despite embodying everything the honor represents.

The discussion began when a listener suggested creating a new award category to recognize Ramírez’s unique contributions to baseball. Noga immediately pointed out that the perfect award already exists — Ramírez just hasn’t won it yet.

“It’s 10 years old now. It’s called the Heart and Hustle Award, and José has been the Guardians nominee for that award pretty much since it’s existed. He hasn’t won it yet, and it’s a complete outr

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