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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. A wide variety of coaches and scouts took notice of Ramirez's talent, especially his batting strength. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1991 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on September 2, 1993. In 1994, Ramirez became a powerhouse hitter, batting .269 hitting, 17 home runs, and 60 runs batted in (RBIs). That year, he finished second in voting for the Rookie of the Year Award. The following season, he played his first MLB All-Star Game. He led the Indians to three more playoff stints in 1996, 1997, and 1998, including an appearance in the 1997 World Series. In 1999, Ramirez set the Indians' single-season RBIs record with 165 RBIs in 1999. In 2000, he signed with the Boston Red Sox. During his time in Boston, Ramirez and his teammate David Ortiz were allegedly among a group of 104 major league players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during 2003.〔 He led the Red Sox to World Series Championships in 2004 and 2007. In 2008, Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way trade deal with the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Pirates. He was named National League (NL) Player of the Month in August 2008 and was fourth in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP Award, behind Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun. In Ramirez was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy by taking human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a women's fertility drug that is often taken after steroids. In the spring of 2011, Ramirez was informed by MLB of another violation of its drug policy, which would result in a 100-game suspension.〔 He chose to retire on April 8 rather than face a 100-game suspension. In September 2011, Ramirez wished to be reinstated and in December he agreed with the league to a reduced 50-game suspension. He signed a deal with the Oakland Athletics in February 2012 and was eligible to play May 30, 2012. On June 15, Ramirez was released. He played with the EDA Rhinos for the 2012–13 offseason. On July 3, 2013, Ramirez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers. He was released on August 13 due to his decreased batting power and speed. On May 25, 2014, he signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs to be a coach/part-time player for the AAA Iowa Cubs. ==Early life== Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and spent thirteen years living there. As a child, Ramirez was obsessed with baseball. When he was eight years old, his grandmother got him a Dodgers uniform with the number 30 on the back, which he considers to be one of his most prized possessions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manny Ramirez Biography )〕 In 1985, he moved to the Washington Heights, Manhattan, a neighborhood of New York City, with his parents.〔 He would often play ball at the nearby Snake Hill, the same place Lou Gehrig played during his childhood.〔 Despite living just a short distance from Yankee Stadium, Ramirez rooted for the Toronto Blue Jays and would come watch games when the Blue Jays were in town.〔 Ramirez attended George Washington High School from 1987 to 1991, leaving at the age of 19 years without graduating. During his time on the team, GWHS was seeing a large increase in the number of immigrants. This was apparent, as GWHS's baseball team was composed entirely of Dominicans.〔 As a youth, Ramirez preferred to not be the center of attention and was often very modest.〔 During his time at GWHS, he led his team to three straight division championships.〔 He was a three-time all-city selection in baseball, and as a high school senior was named New York City Public School Player of the Year in 1991, hitting for a .650 batting average with 14 home runs in 22 games. He was inducted into the New York City Public School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manny Ramirez – BR Bullpen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manny Ramirez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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