Manny Ramírez

Manny Ramirez
Ramirez with the Red Sox in August 2007
Left fielder / Right fielder
Born: (1972-05-30) May 30, 1972 (age 44) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
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
Cleveland Indians (1993–2000) Boston Red Sox (2001–2008) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010) Chicago White Sox (2010) Tampa Bay Rays (2011) EDA Rhinos (2013)
Career highlights and awards
12× All-Star (1995, 1998–2008) 2× World Series champion (2004, 2007) World Series MVP (2004) 9× Silver Slugger Award (1995, 1999–2006) 2× AL Hank Aaron Award (1999, 2004) AL batting champion (2002) AL home run leader (2004) AL RBI leader (1999)

Manuel Arístides "Manny" Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major 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. Ramirez 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.

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. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 1991 MLB draft, 13th overall. He made his MLB debut on September 2, 1993.

In 1994, Ramirez became a major league regular, and finished second in voting for the Rookie of the Year Award. By 1995, he had become an All-Star. He 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, Ramirez set the Indians' single-season RBIs record with 165 RBIs. After the 2000 season, Ramirez signed with the Boston Red Sox. During his time in Boston, Ramirez and teammate David Ortiz became one of the best offensive tandems in baseball history. 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 also involved the Pittsburgh Pirates.