Manny Ramirez Los Angeles Dodgers Publications
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Manny Ramirez is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the Dodgers.
A nine-time Silver Slugger, and one of twenty-four people to have hit over 500 career home runs,
he is well recognized for his strong offensive abilities.
He has the most career grand slams of any active player - and the second most of any player after Lou Gehrig.
For the past eleven years, Ramirez has been a fixture in the All-Star Game, and is a twelve-time All-Star.
Ramirez made his major league debut on September 2, 1993 with Cleveland.
In December 2000, Ramirez signed an eight-year, $160 million deal with the Boston Red Sox,
with $20 million options for 2009 and 2010, pushing the total value of the contract to $200 million for 10 years.
In 2004, his season was capped off by being named the MVP of the World Series as the Red Sox won their first
title since 1918.
He also helped the Red Sox to reach and win the 2007 World Series, where they swept the Colorado Rockies.
On July 31, 2008, Manny was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal.
Ramirez signed a two-year $45 million contract with Los Angeles on March 4, 2009.
