The Cleveland Guardians placed perennial All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamate fracture.

Ramirez exited Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers in the fifth inning after popping out to catcher Dillon Dingler.

“He had a similar injury, I think, to his right hand a few years ago,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “He tried to go back out. He knew the position we were in, grabbed his glove and said, ‘Maybe I can still play defense.’ But he couldn’t squeeze his glove. (He) wanted to get back out there to help us win that game, he just couldn’t.”

Ramirez sustained a right hamate fracture in 2019 and underwent surgery on Aug. 26. He returned in just under a month with the Guardians competing for a playoff spot.

Ramirez, 33, has earned an All-Star nod in seven of the last nine seasons, including each of the last five. This season has been below expectation with a .239 bating average that is his worst since 2015. He has 10 home runs and 33 RBIs in 72 games.

A career .278 hitter, Ramirez has 295 home runs and 982 RBIs in 1,681 regular-season games with Cleveland over the last 14 seasons.

Also Sunday, infielder Gabriel Arias was activated off the 60-day injured list and outfielder George Valera was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.

Arias, 26, sustained a left hamstring injury after a double in the fifth inning of a 4-2 home loss to the Kansas City Royals on April 6.

He is batting .200 (6-for-30) with two home runs and four RBIs through 10 games this season. He is a career .215 hitter with 27 homers, 104 RBIs and 51 doubles in 330 games with Cleveland since 2022.

–Field Level Media

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won his first race as part of the legendary Ferrari team, capturing victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in Spain on Sunday.

The triumph came in his 31st race with Ferrari in a year of resurgence for Hamilton. The 41-year-old is in second place in the driver standings, trailing teenager Kimi Antonelli, who was seeking his sixth consecutive victory for his Mercedes team.

Hamilton finished sixth in the standings in 2025, well behind season winner Lando Norris of McLaren. He had not stood atop the podium since he won the Belgian Grand Prix in July 2024 while driving for Mercedes.

“I started out with a dream last year, which seemed almost impossible during my time last year,” Hamilton said immediately after the race. “But we never gave up hope. The team just continued to lift me up. We made so many changes and so many improvements. On top of that, I’ve got the greatest fanbase a sportsman could ever ask for. Thank you. Thank you to everybody.”

Hamilton executed his team’s plan to perfection in Barcelona. They used a three-stop strategy, employed tires they thought would be most efficient in the blazing heat and were aided by a free stop while under a Virtual Safety Car. The temperature on the track at the start of the race was above 122 degrees, F1 reported.

Russell held on to the early lead with Hamilton, Antonelli, Norris and four-time season champion Max Verstappen doing the chasing while maintaining their starting positions.

At Lap 12, the leaders all sought a tire change as the tires began to impact performance. At Lap 23, Ferrari called in Hamilton for another tire change, and he closed on the lead, thanks to his fresh set.

As the other drivers hit the pits again, Hamilton took a 16-second lead.

After the Virtual Safety Car came out, Hamilton was called in again by Ferrari with 24 laps to go. When he returned to the circuit, his lead was less than three seconds over Russell, but Hamilton had the advantage of fresh, hard tires.

With five laps remaining, Antonelli passed Russell for second place, but a broken end plate forced him out of the race and ended his winning streak.

Hamilton finished 19.5 seconds ahead of Russell, with Norris finishing third. The three men made up the first all-British podium since 1968.

Russell said post-race that Ferrari is emerging as a threat to other teams, thanks to extensive improvements.

“Firstly, huge congrats to (Hamilton) because I know how hard he works. We spent a lot of years together at Mercedes, so I’m really pleased to see him back to the Lewis I remember when I was growing up watching Formula 1,” he said.

“But yeah, a tough day, it’s good to be back on the podium and have a bit of a clean race from my side. Ferrari were mighty impressive today and we need to keep on pushing.”

–Field Level Media

After becoming a global star before turning 18, Lamine Yamal now has his sights on the World Cup and introducing himself on United States soil.

The teenage sensation could be set to make his World Cup debut Monday when Spain begin their pursuit of a second championship in Group H play against Cape Verde in Atlanta.

Yamal finished second in voting for the most recent Ballon d’Or Trophy, the equivalent of the world’s MVP. He scored 24 goals with 17 assists across all competitions for Barcelona this past season. Two seasons ago, he scored 18 goals with 21 assists, all before his 18th birthday.

The youngest to play and score internationally for Spain (16 years, 57 days) Yamal is set to return after being sidelined since April 22 with a left hamstring injury.

“Ever since I was a kid, it’s been the one tournament everyone watches. That’s what makes it special,” Yamal told FIFA. “Even if you’re not into football, your country is playing and suddenly everyone is out in the streets, watching together. That’s the beauty of the game. It gives me goosebumps to think I’ll be part of it.”

Exactly how much Yamal and fellow recovering striker Nico Williams play in the opener, after missing the final tune-up friendly vs. Peru, remains to be seen.

“They’ll all be available for Cape Verde. Now, that doesn’t mean they’ll play. We’ll see how we all feel,” Spanish manager Luis de la Fuente said. “They come first. And we’ll see in that match whether we need to give them some playing time or not.”

Spain enter the World Cup second in the FIFA World Rankings. They won the 2023 Nations League Final and 2024 European Championship under de la Fuente.

In the World Cup, though, Spain have not advanced to the quarterfinals after winning the title in 2010.

“Playing every match as if it’s our last, respecting our opponents and being ready to challenge for the highest honors,” de la Fuente said. “The only things we ask for are effort, hard work and dedication. The results will take care of themselves.”

Cape Verde will be the second of four teams to make their World Cup debut, after Curacao faced Germany on Sunday.

At the time of their qualification last October, Cape Verde were the second-smallest country by land area and the third-smallest by population to qualify, until Curacao topped them in both categories. Cape Verde is an island nation off the west coast of Africa.

It’s been a meteoric rise for the Blue Sharks, who have been trying to qualify for the World Cup since before the 2002 event.

“Taking part in the World Cup is something that we probably never imagined happening so soon,” Cape Verde left back Stopira told FIFA. “Our people would always wait until the World Cup came around and then choose who they would support. But now they’ll have the pleasure of cheering on their own country.”

Cape Verde’s team represents 14 countries in domestic play. The squad’s only player in a top-five European league, Villarreal defender Logan Costa, made the roster despite playing just 14 minutes this past season after an ACL tear in August.

Other World Cup matches to be played Monday:

–Group G: Belgium vs. Egypt at Seattle: Romelu Lukaku and Belgium’s group of aging stars will look to channel the country’s 2018 third-place finish, not the 2022 group-stage exit. Egypt, making their fourth World Cup appearance, are seeking their first tournament win.

–Group H: Saudi Arabia vs. Uruguay at Miami Gardens, Fla.: Saudi Arabia have an easier opening task than four years ago, when they began with an upset of eventual champion Argentina. Uruguay, without all-time goals leader Luis Suarez, won two of the first four World Cups but haven’t finished better than fourth since.

–Group G: Iran vs. New Zealand at Inglewood, Calif.: The expansion of the knockout round to 32 teams could very well mean either Iran or New Zealand advance past the group stage for the first time. An opening three points would put one well on its way.

–Field Level Media