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Manny Ramirez
Ramirez with the Red Sox on May 14, 2008
Oakland Athletics – No. 1
Outfielder
Born: (1972-05-30) May 30, 1972 (age 39) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1993 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average	.312
Home runs	555
Hits	2,574
Runs batted in	1,831
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1993–2000) Boston Red Sox (2001–2008) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010) Chicago White Sox (2010) Tampa Bay Rays (2011)
Career highlights and awards
12× All-Star (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) 2× World Series champion (2004, 2007) 9× Silver Slugger Award (1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) World Series MVP (2004) 2× AL Hank Aaron Award (1999, 2004)

Manuel Arístides "Manny" Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who is currently with the Oakland Athletics organization. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28 post-season home runs are the most by any player in MLB history. He was a fixture in the All-Star Game with 12 appearances including eleven consecutive beginning 1998. He appeared in the All-Star game in every season that he played with the Boston Red Sox.

Ramirez was allegedly among a group of 104 major league players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during 2003. In 2009 he was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy by taking human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a women's fertility drug. According to steroid dealer Victor Conte, hCG is often used to restart natural testosterone production after a steroid cycle.

In 2011 Ramirez was informed of another violation of the drug policy, and he retired from baseball on April 8, 2011, rather than continue with the process entailed by a positive test, which would have included a 100-game suspension. However, he asked for reinstatement from the MLB and was reinstated on December 10 with the stipulation that he serve a 50-game suspension if signed.