Manny Ramírez

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Manuel Aristides Ramirez Onelcida (Man-Ram)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
High School George Washington High School
Debut September 2, 1993
Born May 30, 1972 in Santo Domingo, D.R.

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1 Biographical Information
2 Notable Achievements
3 Further Reading
4 Related Sites

[edit] Biographical Information

In high school, Manny Ramírez was named to the All-City team in 1989, 1990 and 1991 and was the New York City Public Schools High School Player of the Year in 1991, when he batted .615 with 14 homers in 22 games. He was second to Bob Hamelin in 1994 American League Rookie of the Year Award voting. In 1999 he was inducted into the New York City Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame with Bobby Thomson, John Franco, Shawon Dunston and Nate "Tiny" Archibald. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez and his wife Juliana make their offseason home in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

He crossed the 1,500 RBI line, historically a major Hall of Fame marker, at the age of 34. In 2008, Ramirez entered the list of top twenty all time home run leaders.

Ramirez hit his 500th career MLB home run on May 31, 2008, off Chad Bradford. He was the 24th player in MLB history to have socked 500 and was right in the middle in terms of age, being 12th-youngest and 13th-oldest. Ramirez was the 8th player in MLB history to hit 20+ homers in 14 consecutive seasons (1995-2008).

Ramirez was traded with $7 million to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 31, 2008 as part of 3-team deal that sent Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Boston Red Sox. Boston also gave up Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen to Pittsburgh while Los Angeles sent Andy LaRoche and Bryan Morris to the Bucs. Ramirez excelled with LA, helping lead them to overtake Arizona in the NL West for a playoff spot. He topped 50 RBI in his first couple of months with the Dodgers, becoming the second big leaguer with 50 RBI in each league in a year (joining Carlos Beltran).

[edit] Notable Achievements

1993 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year, Canton-Akron Indians, Eastern League & Charlotte Knights, International League
1991 MVP Appalachian League Burlington Indians
1994 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
12-time AL All-Star (1995 & 1998-2008)
2004 World Series MVP
9-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1995/OF, 1999-2001/OF, 2002/DH & 2003-2006/OF)
AL Batting Average Leader (2002)
3-time AL On-Base Percentage Leader (2002, 2003 & 2006)
3-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1999, 2000 & 2004)
3-time AL OPS Leader (1999, 2000 & 2004)
AL Home Runs Leader (2004)
AL RBI Leader (1999)
20-Home Run Seasons: 14 (1995-2008)
30-Home Run Seasons: 12 (1995, 1996, 1998-2006 & 2008)
40-Home Run Seasons: 5 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2004 & 2005)
100 RBI Seasons: 12 (1995, 1996, 1998-2006 & 2008)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1998, 1999, 2003-2005 & 2008)
Won two World Series with the Boston Red Sox (2004 & 2007)