82 Facts About Manny Ramirez

Manuel Aristides Ramirez Onelcida was born on May 30,1972 and is a Dominican-American retired professional baseball outfielder.

Manny Ramirez played in Major League Baseball for parts of 19 seasons.

Manny Ramirez played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays before playing one season at the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.

Manny Ramirez is recognized for having great batting skill and power.

Manny Ramirez was a nine-time Silver Slugger and was one of 28 players to hit 500 career home runs.

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Manny Ramirez 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.

Manny Ramirez attended George Washington High School and became a baseball standout.

Manny Ramirez was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 1991 MLB draft, 13th overall.

In 1994, Manny Ramirez became a major league regular, and finished second in voting for the Rookie of the Year Award.

Manny Ramirez was with the Indians in playoff appearances in 1995,1996,1997,1998, and 1999; this included an appearance in the 1995 and 1997 World Series.

In 1999, Manny Ramirez set the Indians' single-season RBIs record with 165 RBIs.

Manny Ramirez led the Red Sox to World Series Championships in 2004 and 2007 before being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008 as part of a three-team deal that involved the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 2009 Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy by taking human chorionic gonadotropin, a women's fertility drug that is often taken after steroids.

However, in September 2011, Manny Ramirez wished to be reinstated and agreed in December with the league to a reduced 50-game suspension.

Manny Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Aristides and Onelcida Manny Ramirez and spent 13 years living there.

Manny Ramirez often played ball at the nearby Snake Hill, the same place Lou Gehrig played during his childhood.

Manny Ramirez attended George Washington High School from 1987 to 1991, leaving at the age of 19 without graduating.

Manny Ramirez was inducted into the New York City Public School Athletic League Hall of Fame in 1999.

Manny Ramirez was assigned to the Rookie-level Burlington Indians for his professional debut.

In 1993, Manny Ramirez was named "Minor League Player of the Year" by Baseball America while hitting.

Manny Ramirez made his major league debut on September 2,1993, against the Minnesota Twins, going hitless in four at-bats as the designated hitter.

Manny Ramirez, seeing the ball in the seats, continued running thinking he had hit a home run, before returning to second base while his teammates ribbed him.

In 1994, his first full season in the majors, Manny Ramirez had a strong start to the season, hitting six home runs during the month of April.

Manny Ramirez finished second in the Rookie of the Year award voting after batting.

That year, the Indians reached the postseason, and Manny Ramirez hit two home runs in the 1995 American League Championship Series against the Mariners, which the Indians won in six games.

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In 1997, Manny Ramirez's contact continued to improve, though his power dipped slightly, as he hit.

In 1998, Manny Ramirez experienced a great increase in power, on his way to becoming one of the great run producers in the game.

On September 30,1999, Manny Ramirez broke the Indians' single-season RBI record by hitting a three-run home run, giving Manny Ramirez 164.

In 2000, Manny Ramirez was limited to 118 games due to injuries, but recorded a career-high.

Manny Ramirez only played in 120 games in 2002 due to a hamstring injury that put him on the disabled list from mid-May to the end of June.

However, in the summer, Manny Ramirez missed several games with pharyngitis, but got into hot water as he was spotted in a bar in the hotel where he lived with a close friend, Yankees infielder Enrique Wilson, despite being supposedly too ill to play in the series against the rival Yankees.

Ramirez and Wilson both maintained that Manny was just talking to his friend in that setting, and not actually drinking or partying as the media speculated.

Also noteworthy from 2003, according to the New York Times, Manny Ramirez tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs that season from the "survey" drug test, in which MLB players were tested to see if drugs were being used.

Manny Ramirez was one of 104 players to have allegedly tested positive.

Manny Ramirez's home run came in the first inning of Game 3, off Cardinals starter Jeff Suppan, continuing a streak throughout the Series where the Red Sox scored in the first inning of each game.

Manny Ramirez finished third in AL MVP voting, just ahead of teammate Ortiz, who finished fourth.

On May 15,2005, Manny Ramirez hit his 400th home run off Gil Meche of the Seattle Mariners.

Manny Ramirez posted his highest single-season RBI total as a Red Sox in 2005, driving in 144 runs to go along with his 45 homers, but he batted only.

Trade rumors circulated with Manny Ramirez possibly going to the Baltimore Orioles or the New York Mets, but no deal was reached.

On June 10,2006, Manny Ramirez became the 31st player in history to hit 450 home runs, with a solo home run off Francisco Cordero of the Texas Rangers.

Manny Ramirez drew a career-high 100 walks in 2006, the only time in his career he reached that mark.

Manny Ramirez made two errors during the 2007 season in left field, and tied for sixth overall in the major leagues in assists from left field.

The Red Sox advanced to the 2007 American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians where, on October 13, Manny Ramirez hit his 23rd postseason home run, passing Williams for the most all-time.

Manny Ramirez helped the Red Sox to reach and win the 2007 World Series, where they swept the Colorado Rockies, by batting a combined.

Manny Ramirez earned his second World Series ring, as the Red Sox earned their seventh title.

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On May 31,2008, Manny Ramirez hit his 500th home run, against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chad Bradford at Camden Yards in the seventh inning on the first pitch.

Manny Ramirez joined two other Boston legends, Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams, to have joined the exclusive home run club as a member of the Red Sox.

The Boston Globe speculated that Youkilis was angry that Manny Ramirez had been slow to join a bench-clearing brawl earlier in the game.

Later in the season, during a series with the Houston Astros, Manny Ramirez had a physical altercation with elderly Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick.

On July 31,2008, Manny Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal.

Manny Ramirez had always worn uniform number 24, but the Dodgers had retired that number in honor of Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston.

Manny Ramirez hit his first Dodger home run the following day in another 2-for-4 performance.

Manny Ramirez was fourth in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP award, with 138 points, behind Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, and Ryan Braun; this was remarkable for someone who played less than half a season in the NL.

Shortly afterward, Manny Ramirez stated that a physician had unknowingly prescribed a banned medication.

Manny Ramirez played several games with the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers, homering in his first at-bat with the 66ers.

On July 30, The New York Times reported that Manny Ramirez tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing.

On January 21,2011, Manny Ramirez agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, who signed his former Red Sox teammate Johnny Damon in a package deal suggested by agent Scott Boras.

Manny Ramirez reportedly tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug in spring training.

Manny Ramirez filed a notice to appeal, and his second sample, or B sample, was tested under observation by Manny Ramirez' representatives.

MLB issued a statement that Manny Ramirez had been informed of an issue under the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program, and chose to retire rather than continue with the appeal process.

Manny Ramirez was facing a 100-game suspension, which would still apply if he decided to return to MLB in the future.

Manny Ramirez did not personally inform the Rays about his decision.

In September 2011, reports surfaced that Manny Ramirez was planning on playing in the Dominican Winter League for the Cibao Eagles.

However, the MLB Commissioner's Office issued a statement that since the Dominican League is affiliated with MLB, Manny Ramirez was not eligible to play without first serving his mandated suspension.

On February 20,2012, Manny Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.

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Manny Ramirez signed with the newly renamed EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan for the 2013 season.

On June 19,2013, Manny Ramirez opted out of his contract with the Rhinos, stating that he wanted to be closer to his family.

Manny Ramirez signed a minor league deal on July 3,2013, with the Texas Rangers.

Manny Ramirez hit a two-run home run in his first Iowa home game at Principal Park on June 30,2014.

In 2016, Manny Ramirez was a hitting consultant for the Cubs.

Manny Ramirez later expressed interest in playing winter baseball for the New Zealand-based Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League if the league's season is not cancelled due to COVID-19.

On January 11,2021, Manny Ramirez was released by the Blue Sox without making an appearance due to the uncertainty of the season due to COVID-19 and an ongoing medical problem preventing Manny Ramirez from playing or training with the team.

On May 10,2004, Manny Ramirez missed a Red Sox game to become a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Manny Ramirez entered the next game running onto the field to a standing ovation while carrying a small American flag held in his hand.

Manny Ramirez planted the flag in the left outfield corner of the field, in the shadow of the Green Monster, where it remained for the entire game.

Manny Ramirez has often attracted attention on and off the field for his quirky and often fun-loving behavior and attitude, which is sometimes at odds with MLB's more serious and traditional culture.

The first known documented usage of the phrase "Manny Ramirez Being Manny Ramirez" is attributed to then-Indians manager Mike Hargrove, quoted in a 1995 Newsday article.

Manny Ramirez built a reputation, despite his quirky behavior, of being someone who was a tireless worker at his hitting.

Manny Ramirez was known for long batting practice and tee sessions as well as constantly reviewing video of his swings and of opposing pitchers.

Manny Ramirez was known, at times, to verbally simplify his approach in the batters box to merely "seeing the ball".

Manny Ramirez has appeared on balloting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 2017; players are eligible for consideration five years after their final MLB appearance.

Manny Ramirez had been featured on the covers of the Sega Genesis video game World Series Baseball '96 and the EA Sports video game MVP Baseball 2005.