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| November 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez has exercised his $20 million, 2010 player option, making his return to the Dodgers next season official, according to MLB.com. |
| November 6, 2009 Manny Ramirez is expected to return to the Dodgers in 2010, according to Dylan Hernandez's (Los Angeles Times) twitter page. |
| October 20, 2009 Manny Ramirez was not in the Dodgers dugout during Jonathon Broxton's ninth inning meltdown in game three of the NLCS on Monday night, according to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. He said he was showering after he was pulled in the ninth inning for defensive purposes. |
| October 18, 2009 Manny Ramirez had two of the three hits for the Dodgers on Sunday in their 11-0 loss to the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS. |
| October 13, 2009 Skipper Joe Torre is not anticipating an extension after his contract expires with the Dodgers, according to the Associated Press. He said, "I have one year on my contract and I do not anticipate it being more than that." |
| October 10, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 3-for-5 with two RBI in tonight's 5-1 win in Game 3 of the NLDS at St. Louis. He hit two doubles and a single. |
| September 28, 2009 Manny Ramirez sat out today's game against the Pirates to rest a sore left hamstring, according to the Associated Press. |
| September 10, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 with his 18th home run on Wednesday, but the fading Dodgers lost 4-3 late to a Diamondbacks club playing spoiler. |
| September 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a solo homer off Max Scherzer in Monday's 7-2 win at Arizona. |
| August 29, 2009 Manny Ramirez finally had a good game on Saturday, going 1-for-3 with a two-run first inning home run in the Dodgers' 11-4 win over the Reds. |
| August 28, 2009 Manny Ramirez capped off a 1-for-5 night on Friday, and killed a two-run ninth inning Dodgers rally, by striking out looking with the bases loaded in a 4-2 game in Cincinnati. |
| August 12, 2009 Manny Ramirez paced the Dodgers to a 9-1 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. |
| August 9, 2009 Manny Ramirez was productive in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Braves at Dodger Stadium, as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored. He hit a double and two singles. |
| August 4, 2009 Dodgers manager Joe Torre says Manny Ramirez's recent struggles are not the lingering result of his left hand getting hit by a pitch on July 21, according to MLB.com. |
| July 30, 2009 In another bit of bad news for Manny Ramirez, it has been revealed he was one of the 103 players who failed Major League Baseball's testing for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to The New York Times. |
| July 26, 2009 Manny Ramirez rested his sore hand on Sunday, according to MLB.com. |
| July 23, 2009 Manny Ramirez didn't start Wednesday night, but delivered the Dodgers biggest hit, a sixth inning, pinch hit grand slam off of Reds reliever Nick Masset. It would be the difference, as the Dodgers won 6-2 at home. |
| July 22, 2009 Manny Ramirez will sit at out on Wednesday night after being hit in the hand with a Homer Bailey pitch on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. |
| July 22, 2009 According to the LA Times, the X-rays on Manny Ramirez's hand came back negative. |
| July 21, 2009 Manny Ramirez left the Dodgers game on Tuesday in the third inning after being hit by a pitch on his left arm by Reds starter Homer Bailey, according to the Associated Press. |
| July 9, 2009 Manny Ramirez led the Dodgers in tonight's 11-2 win at the Mets, as he went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored. Both of his knocks were singles. |
| July 8, 2009 Manny Ramirez hit a ninth inning home run off of Francisco Rodriguez to bring the Dodgers within one of the Mets on Wednesday night, but went just 1-for-5 overall as the Amazins outlasted L.A. 5-4. |
| July 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs as the Dodgers hammered the Mets on Tuesday, but also struck out twice and got ejected. |
| July 4, 2009 Manny Ramirez hit his first post-suspension home run on Saturday, his seventh of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 in San Diego. |
| July 4, 2009 Manny Ramirez was 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup on Friday night. |
| July 3, 2009 The Dodgers will activate outfielder Manny Ramirez before Friday's game against the Padres. Ramirez has finished serving his 50-game suspension for a positive banned substance test. |
| June 30, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 1-for-3 for Class-A Inland Empire on Monday in his final rehab game before he is eligible to return from his 50-game suspension for using a banned substance on July 3, according to the Associated Press. |
| June 27, 2009 Dodgers manager Joe Torre said that he does not expect Manny Ramirez to be in top hitting form right out of the gates upon returning to L.A.'s lineup on Thursday, according to MLB.com. "Personally, I think it will take a week or so to get his feet on the ground," Torre said. "And part of that will be the circus. I know he's blocked out that stuff in the past, but he's never had anything like this. This will be different, a different scenario." |
| June 27, 2009 According to the LA Times, circus superstar Manny Ramirez went 0-for-3 with a walk in two games with the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate. |
| June 25, 2009 According to the LA Daily News, the plan for Manny Ramirez is for him to play seven innings on Thursday night for Triple-A Albuquerque, then travel back to California to play four games with Single-A Inland Empire before returning to the Dodgers on July 3. |
| June 24, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 0-for-2 in his first rehab game with Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, according to Yahoo! Sports. |
| June 19, 2009 Manny Ramirez will start his minor league rehab assignment this Tuesday in Triple-A Albuquerque, according to ESPN. |
| June 17, 2009 Manny Ramirez will start his minor league rehab assignment next week. He will appear next Thursday for Single-A Inland Empire. He will likely play three games for them and is eligible for re-instatement on July 3. |
| June 10, 2009 Major League Baseball has warned the Los Angeles Dodgers over Manny Ramirez's presence in the clubhouse yesterday according to the Los Angeles Times. |
| June 10, 2009 Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez made his first public comments on Tuesday since being suspended for 50 games on May 7 for violating the league's anti-drug policy according to the Los Angeles Times. |
| June 3, 2009 According to the LA Times, Manny Ramirez has looked very impressive in private workouts during his suspension. |
| May 25, 2009 The AP reports that Manny Ramirez worked out at Dodger Stadium on Monday for the first time since his 50-game suspension was handed out. The rest of his teammates were in Denver for a series with the Rockies. |
| May 15, 2009 Manny Ramirez, who is serving a 50-game suspension, met with his teammates and the Dodgers' staff today, according to the Sports Network. |
| May 12, 2009 The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Manny Ramirez had planned to appeal his 50 game suspension, but quickly dropped the appeal when he learned that Major League Baseball had obtained his medical records. He had been prescribed HCG by a private doctor. |
| May 10, 2009 The Associated Press reports that Manny Ramirez met with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt over the weekend. McCourt said that the suspended slugger apologized and the owner encouraged Manny to meet with his teammates in order to do the same with them. |
| May 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez claims that the illegal substance (human chorionic gonadotropin) he used was to enhance his sex drive and not to get an edge on the diamond, according to Yahoo Sports. |
| May 7, 2009 Updating an earlier report, Manny Ramirez has issued a statement of apology after being dealt a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. Ramirez said, "I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Joe Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I am sorry about this whole situation." |
| May 7, 2009 Manny Ramirez is facing a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to the LA Times. |
| May 1, 2009 Manny Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, a double, two runs scored, and an RBI as the Dodgers defeated the Padres 8-5 on Thursday. |
| April 29, 2009 Manny Ramirez was seeing doubles on Tuesday. He was 3-for-3 with three doubles, a pair of runs scored and a pair of walks in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the rival Giants. |
| April 26, 2009 Manager Joe Torre will rest outfielder Manny Ramirez, shortstop Rafael Furcal, and third baseman Casey Blake on Sunday. Juan Pierre, Blake DeWitt, and Juan Castro are all getting starts, the Los Angeles Daily News notes. |
| April 24, 2009 Manny Ramirez was 2-for-4 with an RBI on Thursday in the Dodgers' 2-0 win over the Astros. |
| April 22, 2009 Manny Ramirez hit his fourth home run in his last four games as the Dodgers fell 6-5 to the Astros on Wednesday. The solo shot was his only hit in four at bats. |
| April 21, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored, a strikeout and a walk as the Dodgers fell to the Astros 8-5 on Tuesday. |
| April 18, 2009 Dodger fans can breath easy. Manny Ramirez has finally homered, and he wasn't done after one. Baseball's most bizarre superstar hit two over the wall in LA's 9-5 win over the Rockies on Saturday. |
| April 13, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 1-for-2 with two walks, a double, and a run scored in Monday's 11-1 win over the Giants. |
| April 12, 2009 The USA Today reports that Manny Ramirez would like to play in Cleveland again before his career ends. "I would like to play for Cleveland one more time, to go back where I started," said Ramirez. "I have so many good memories there, why not? I think to go back where you started is everyone's dream." |
| April 9, 2009 Manny Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and three RBI Wednesday in the Dodgers 5-2 win over the Padres. |
| March 28, 2009 Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 in the Dodgers 6-1 spring training loss to the Chicago White Sox. |
| March 27, 2009 Manny Ramirez was 3-for-3 with three singles on Friday. He's now hitting .500 in limited action this spring. |
| March 25, 2009 Manny Ramirez played outfield on Wednesday for the Dodgers and said that his ailing hamstring is doing well, according to MLB.com. |
| March 25, 2009 Outfielder Manny Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a solo homer in Tuesday's game against the Mariners. It was his first home run of spring training. He has been sidelined by a sore hamstring, but Ramirez is slated to play the field on Wednesday. |
| March 24, 2009 Outfielder Manny Ramirez may be able to field his position as soon as Wednesday, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. He has been dealing with a sore hamstring. |
| March 21, 2009 Skipper Joe Torre indicated that Manny Ramirez (hamstring) could return to the Dodgers' lineup as early as Monday as a DH, according to the LA Times. |
| March 17, 2009 Manny Ramirez noted that he is going to try to do some running in the pool today as he recovers from a hamstring ailment, according to the LA Daily News. |
| March 16, 2009 MLB.com reports that Manny Ramirez will be held out of action for at least another week. He pulled his hamstring in Sunday's exhibition, his first work in the outfield this spring. |
| March 13, 2009 According to MLB.com, Manny Ramirez is penciled in as the DH in Friday's contest and will hit third in the lineup. It will be his first spring action since signing a contract with the Dodgers. |
| March 12, 2009 Updating an earlier report, Manny Ramirez has been scratched from today's game against the Korean National Team, according to the LA Daily News. He will try to face the Rangers on Friday. |
| March 12, 2009 Manny Ramirez is set for his spring debut with the Dodgers today when they play the Korean National Team, according to MLB.com. Ramirez said, "I am body sore because everybody else is ahead of me. I worked out a lot in Florida, but you have to get used to wearing spikes again. I have to get my running legs in shape. I am Dave Roberts, you know? I am going to be stealing bases this year. Oh, yeah." |
| March 4, 2009 The AP reports that Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers have officially agreed on a two-year, $45 million deal. The second year has an opt-out clause for Ramirez and he will be protected from trades. |
| March 4, 2009 Manny Ramirez has reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with the Dodgers worth $45MM, according to the LA Times. The deal includes an opt-out clause after the first year, and has no-trade protection. |
| March 3, 2009 Manny Ramirez's four-month long negotiations with the Dodgers may have come to an end, with reports that the two sides have finally agreed upon a two-year, $45 million deal, although agent Scott Boras has denied that a deal has been made official, according to ESPN. |
| March 1, 2009 The Dodgers have decided to withdraw their two-year, $45 million offer from negotiations with Manny Ramirez, and owner Frank McCourt says the two parties must now start from scratch, according to the Associated Press. "We're in what I call a transition phase," McCourt said. "We had an almost four-month negotiation which terminated on Thursday. Now we're in a quiet period. At some point we'll pick up negotiations, but with a fresh start." |
| February 26, 2009 MLB.com issued a press release late Thursday evening reporting Manny Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras, sent a letter to the Dodgers rejecting the team's latest contract offer, which is believed to be $45 million for two years. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt responded by taking a subtle shot at Boras. "We love Manny Ramirez," McCourt said. "And we want Manny back, but we feel we are negotiating against ourselves. When his agent finds those 'serious offers' from other clubs, we'll be happy to re-start the negotiations." |
| February 26, 2009 The LA Daily News reports that Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers could be closing in on a two-year $45 million deal. |
| February 25, 2009 The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Dodgers have once again offered a two-year, $45 million contract to Manny Ramirez. The second year of the deal is a player option, meaning he could elect to become a free agent at the end of the first season. |
| February 23, 2009 CBSSports.com reports that Giants GM Brian Sabean remarked that Manny Ramirez talks are on the back burner. |
| February 21, 2009 The Los Angeles Daily News reports that talks have "picked up" between Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers. |
| February 19, 2009 Giants' outfielder Dave Roberts endorses Manny Ramirez, according to the SF Chronicle. Roberts won a World Series title with Ramirez with Boston in 2004, and Roberts said, "He was a great teammate. Just look at the back of his baseball card. I think that h is a guy who'll come to play. He is real jovial. I think it was unfortunate the way things ended for him in Boston because he had a pretty good run over there." |
| February 17, 2009 Giants' president Larry Baer did not meet with Manny Ramirez and his agent Scott Boras in San Francisco as was speculated, according to the SF Chronicle. |
| February 14, 2009 Skipper Joe Torre believes Manny Ramirez will play for the Dodgers this season, according to the LA Times. Torre said, "I definitely would be very surprised if he is not a Dodger. I am just saying that because that is the way I want it to be." |
| February 12, 2009 Manny Ramirez postponed a promotional appearance with DirecTV in Florida. The company put out a release saying that Ramirez could be signing a new contract at any time, according to the LA Times. |
| February 12, 2009 Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated stated that there is belief that Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt may bend and offer Manny Ramirez a three-year deal. |
| February 11, 2009 The Associated Press has reported that the MLBPA will not open a training camp for unsigned free agents. They did open a camp after the strike in 1995, but they have decided that it won't be necessary this year. |
| February 11, 2009 Last season with Boston, Manny Ramirez shoved 64-year-old traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground, and according to a new, authorized biography about Ramirez, he did so because he felt disrespected, reports the Boston Herald. The book quotes Manny's former agent Gene Mato as saying, "Jack disrespected Manny for many years and on many occasions." |
| February 10, 2009 According to the New York Post, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is still very optimistic his team will sign free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez. "Well, hopefully we are going to sign him soon," McCourt told the "Hot Stove" program, which runs on MLB Network. "That is certainly our intention. You know Manny had a tremendous impact on L.A. and made great contributions to our run at the end of last season. I mean that love affair was tremendous." |
| February 9, 2009 Peter Gammons of ESPN states that the Giants "may well be seriously considering constructing a three-year package" for Manny Ramirez. |
| February 7, 2009 MLB.com reports that Giants' GM Brian Sabean maintains that if the Giants were to land Manny Ramirez that it would be a short term deal for far less money than the free-agent outfielder is asking. |
| February 7, 2009 The Los Angeles Times reports that Manny Ramirez is still hoping to get a four-year deal. He also said in the interview that he wants to play six more seasons and hopefully record his 3,000th hit and 700th home run. |
| February 6, 2009 The Angels are not interested in reeling in Manny Ramirez, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN. GM Tony Reagins said, "I can make this very brief and very clear. We are not in on Manny, and will not be." |
| February 5, 2009 Manny Ramirez has been offered a contract from the Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League, according to the SportsTicker. |
| February 4, 2009 Agent Scott Boras stated that the Dodgers will resume talks with Manny Ramirez today, according to ESPN. Ramirez rejected the Dodgers' latest one-year offer for $25 million. |
| February 4, 2009 Manny Ramirez is not going to land with the Mets, according to the NY Post. |
| February 3, 2009 The Washington Nationals and general manager Jim Bowden said that they are not interested in signing Manny Ramirez, according to MLB.com. |
| February 3, 2009 The Los Angeles Times reports that Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is still adamant about signing Manny Ramirez, even though the eccentric outfielder has rejected offers of $25 and $45 million. "We still have an interest in signing Manny," Colletti said. "These situations can change in an instant and anybody can change them." |
| February 3, 2009 Expanding on an earlier report, the LA Times reports that sources close to Manny Ramirez say that if the free-agent slugger were to be offered a considerable deal from another team, he would likely not allow the Dodgers the chance to match the deal. |
| February 3, 2009 Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.com reports that free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez and agent Scott Boras have turned down a one-year, $25 million offer from the Dodgers. |
| February 2, 2009 Updating a previous report, ESPN.com indicates that Manny Ramirez and his agent Scott Boras have been given 48 hours to accept their one-year, $25 million offer that was made on Sunday night. |
| February 2, 2009 The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Dodgers have offered Manny Ramirez a one-year, $25 million contract on Sunday night. |
| January 31, 2009 The San Francisco Giants are interested in free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez, reports Buster Olney of ESPN.com. |
| January 29, 2009 Albert Pujols is encouraging the Cardinals to sign Manny Ramirez, according to the Associated Press. "Maybe St. Louis doesn't have the money to sign him, but he could give them a discount because St. Louis is a great city that supports its players," Pujols said. |
| January 28, 2009 MetsBlog.com reports that rumors regarding the Mets signing Manny Ramirez are beginning to snowball. One theory is that GM Omar Minaya is waiting to sign the outfielder the day before single-game tickets go on sale. Another suggests that agent Scott Boras will give the Mets a discount on Oliver Perez if they guarantee a third season for Ramirez. |
| January 28, 2009 Andrew Marchand of ESPN Radio 1050 stated that there is belief around the league that Manny Ramirez will remain with the Dodgers. |
| January 27, 2009 New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Tuesday that he would welcome the chance to manage slugger Manny Ramirez, according to the New York Post. When asked if Ramirez would be a nuisance in the clubhouse, Manuel said, "Nah, I don't think so. I don't have a problem with people that produce in the form and fashion that Manny Ramirez produces. We shouldn't spend that much time in the locker room anyway. Our job is to be on the field, and Manny Ramirez has proven that he is probably one of the best right-handed hitters of our generation. To have a shot at managing him would be exciting for me." |
| January 27, 2009 The market for Manny Ramirez is reportedly heating up, according to MLB.com. Agent Scott Boras said, "We are negotiating with several teams. The process has begun and we will see where it takes us." |
| January 26, 2009 Manny Ramirez is still looking for a four or five year deal at $25 million per year, according to Sports Illustrated. |
| January 24, 2009 It has been more than two months since the Dodgers offered Manny Ramirez a two-year deal worth $45 million that the slugger rejected, and the team is hoping agent Scott Boras will make his own proposal, according to the L.A. Times. "I'm hoping he'll give us a counter," Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said. |
| January 22, 2009 Mets COO Jeff Wilpon tells bloomberg.com that he has not limited Omar Minaya in regards to free-agent Manny Ramirez. Rather, he says that the team is just not interested in him. |
| January 19, 2009 The L.A. Times reports that Scott Boras and Ned Colletti spoke for about 15 minutes on Monday, but nothing new seemed to materialize. Boras is still seeking four years, while the Dodgers have not budged from their original two-year, $45 million offer. There is no offer on the table. |
| January 17, 2009 According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, Giants general manager Brian Sabean has not completely ruled out extending an offer to Manny Ramirez, although the acquisition of the high-priced free-agent outfielder would mean reshuffling the team's defensive alignment and putting the progress of younger players on hold. "It would have to be short-term," Sabean said. "But more so, we would have to decide what this means for how we put the ballclub around him for the next year or two." |
| January 8, 2009 Manny Ramirez is still a top target for the Dodgers, according to MLB.com. "We want Manny, and Manny knows it," GM Ned Colletti said. "We'll just keep talking and see if something can't be worked out." |
| January 6, 2009 ESPN.com's Jayson Stark has the latest on the Giants' involvement in the Manny Ramirez saga. Quoting a source close to the Giants, Stark reported that every insinuation thus far linking San Francisco and the free-agent outfielder is "unfounded" or "baloney." |
| January 6, 2009 Manny Ramirez's rep (Scott Boras) is still seeking at least a $100 million deal for his client, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. |
| January 5, 2009 Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated states the Rangers are considering chasing Manny Ramirez. |
| January 5, 2009 According to a report from Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown, it's now a two-horse race between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants for the services of Manny Ramirez. |
| January 4, 2009 MLB.com reports that the Rangers are not pursuing Manny Ramirez despite their need for a right-handed bat. |
| January 4, 2009 The Giants have reportedly made a three year offer with an option to Manny Ramirez, according to the Boston Globe. |
| January 3, 2009 The SF Chronicle indicates that the Giants want to wait until the free agent market among corner outfielders is more precisely defined before seriously attempting to reel in Manny Ramirez. |
| January 3, 2009 It was previously reported that the San Francisco Giants had extended a contract offer to Manny Ramirez, but the San Francisco Chronicle reports that is not the case. |
| January 2, 2009 Chris Haft of MLB.com reports that rumors linking the San Francisco Giants to free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez have been blown out of proportion. According to reports, the Giants may forgo offering Ramirez a deal in favor of addressing a need for a corner infielder. |
| January 2, 2009 While confirming that the San Francisco Giants have entered the drawing for Manny Ramirez, Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman reports that the Angels can't be excluded from the pool of Ramirez suitors. |
| January 2, 2009 The San Francisco Giants have offered slugger Manny Ramirez a four-year contract, according to CBS5 in San Francisco. |
| January 1, 2009 The Denver Post reports that the Giants are making an aggressive play for free-agent outfielder Manny Ramirez. |