Manny Ramirez is an outfielder in major league baseball. Hewas a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, but now plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Follow Ramirez here.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Slugger Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2010 season, the team announced on their website on Friday. Ramirez, who signed a deal last offseason that guaranteed him $25 million for 2009 and a player option for 2010, had until Tuesday to notify the club. The 37-year-old batted .290 with 19 home runs and 63 RBIs last season but was hit with a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball for testing positive for... Read Full Story
Outfielder Manny Ramirez has agreed to exercise his contract option and will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for another season at 20 million dollars. Ramirez, who was suspended for 50 Major League Baseball games last season after failing a drug test, has to donate one million dollars to charity as part of the deal. The 12-time all-star Ramirez hit .290 with 19 homers and 63 RBI in 104 games. The Dodgers were eliminated from the playoff in five games by the Philadelphia Phillies. This is... Read Full Story
Outfielder Manny Ramirez was out of the Dodgers' lineup because of a sore left hamstring. It's the same problem that forced third baseman Casey Blake to return early to Los Angeles to be treated by a team doctor. The Dodgers, with their magic number for clinching the NL West stalled at one, also were without infielder Ronnie Belliard on Monday because of a sore groin. Ramirez is available to pinch hit for Monday's night game against the Pirates. But Belliard is expected to be out a couple of... Read Full Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers' CEO says slugger Manny Ramirez has "paid the penalty" for violating baseball's drug policy and it's not for her to judge his actions. Jamie McCourt, in Israel for the 18th Maccabiah Games, said Monday she was as surprised as anyone when Ramirez was suspended. He recently returned from a 50-game suspension. "Not everyone is perfect and I am not going to judge what anyone does in their lives," McCourt said. "But he has paid the penalty and it is now up to us to welcome... Read Full Story
Manny Ramirez returns from baseball exile Friday, and the only question the Dodgers have is how soon he will be able to revive the team's suddenly anemic offense. Good thing, because it appears that will be the only question Ramirez has any interest in answering. He's paid his debt to the game that made him rich and his dreadlocks famous, and he's moving on. There will be no press conferences, no explanations. Dodger fans don't seem to mind. Neither does team owner Frank McCourt, who was... Read Full Story
Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit grand slam on his bobblehead night after being held out of the starting lineup because of a sore left hand. He entered Wednesday's sold-out game against Cincinnati in the sixth inning with the score tied at 2. Fans chanted "Manny! Manny!" as they saw him in the Dodgers dugout putting on his batting helmet. Ramirez sent the first pitch from reliever Nick Masset into the "Mannywood" section of lower left field seats on his bobblehead night, giving Los Angeles a 6... Read Full Story
Mannywood is back. So is its tenant. Manny Ramirez returns to Dodger Stadium on Thursday to play his first game there since being suspended, with fans expecting to embrace the slugger like they would any superstar. Just don't expect the Dodgers to throw a party. Besides reopening Mannywood — a section of seats in left field named in honor of the team's left fielder — the team isn't planning anything special for Ramirez, who was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy. Ramirez... Read Full Story
One pitch. One swing. One spectacular drive into the heart of Mannywood. Even Manny Ramirez thought his pinch-hit, tie-breaking grand slam Wednesday night was the most improbable happening to date in his 12 awfully eventful months with the Los Angeles Dodgers. "It's crazy. I can't believe it," Ramirez said. "It was one of the best moments in my career. I'm just glad it happened in LA." And on his own bobblehead night, no less. With a sixth-inning shot that stretched even his adopted hometown... Read Full Story
Los Angeles Dodgers star Manny Ramirez hit an early home run, then was ejected his next time up when he slung his bat and helmet after striking out Monday against Arizona. Ramirez hit a solo home run in the second. The next inning, he took the first two pitches, both of them called strikes by umpire Doug Eddings. Ramirez swung and missed at the next pitch from Max Scherzer. The Dodgers slugger tossed his bat and helmet to the first-base side of home plate. Eddings pointed toward the bat and... Read Full Story
Manny Ramirez went about his baseball business Saturday night, going through pregame stretching, shagging balls in left field and taking batting practice. His routine didn't include talking to reporters as the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger resumed his minor league rehab stint. He replied, "No, gracias" when asked if he would speak. Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a walk before leaving the ballpark after the fifth inning. He homered in his first at-bat, sending the second pitch from left-hander Nick... Read Full Story
