Manny Ramirez
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For other people of the same name, see Manuel Ramirez.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Onelcida.
| Manny Ramirez | |||
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Ramirez with the Red Sox warming up before a game in August 2007.
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| Left fielder / Right fielder | |||
| Born: May 30, 1972 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 1993, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 6, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .312 | ||
| Hits | 2,574 | ||
| Home runs | 555 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,831 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Manuel Arístides "Manny" Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder who played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays before playing one season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ramírez is recognized for having had great batting skill and power. He was a nine-time Silver Slugger and was one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. His 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 29 postseason home runs are the most in MLB history. He appeared in 12 All-Star Games, with a streak of eleven consecutive games beginning in 1998 that included every season that he played with the Red Sox.[1]
Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. When he was 13 years old, he moved to New York City with his parents, Onelcida and Aristides. He attended George Washington High School and became a baseball standout. A wide variety of coaches and scouts took notice of Ramirez's talent, especially his batting strength. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1991 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut on September 2, 1993.
In 1994, Ramirez became a powerhouse hitter, batting .269 hitting, 17 home runs, and 60 runs batted in (RBIs). That year, he finished second in voting for the Rookie of the Year Award. The following season, he played his first MLB All-Star Game. He led the Indians to three more playoff stints in 1996, 1997, and 1998, including an appearance in the 1997 World Series. In 1999, Ramirez set the Indians' single-season RBIs record with 165 RBIs in 1999. In 2000, he signed with the Boston Red Sox. During his time in Boston, Ramirez and his teammate David Ortiz were allegedly among a group of 104 major league players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during 2003.[2] He led the Red Sox to World Series Championships in 2004 and 2007. In 2008, Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way trade deal with the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Pirates. He was named National League (NL) Player of the Month in August 2008 and was fourth in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP Award, behind Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun.
In 2009 Ramirez was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy by taking human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a women's fertility drug that is often taken after steroids.[3] In the spring of 2011, Ramirez was informed by MLB of another violation of its drug policy,[4] which would result in a 100-game suspension.[5] He chose to retire on April 8 rather than face a 100-game suspension.[5][6]
In September 2011, Ramirez wished to be reinstated and in December he agreed with the league to a reduced 50-game suspension. He signed a deal with the Oakland Athletics in February 2012 and was eligible to play May 30, 2012. On June 15, Ramirez was released. He played with the EDA Rhinos for the 2012–13 offseason. On July 3, 2013, Ramirez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. He was released on August 13 due to his decreased batting power and speed. On May 25, 2014, he signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs to be a coach/part-time player for the AAA Iowa Cubs.
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