finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date finaldate team image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place awards debutdate bats position article_title
2011 1993 .312 555 2,574 1,831 tampa bay rays 30 may 1972 april 6 chicago cubs manny ramírez in cpbl -lrb- taiwan -rrb- 2.jpg batting average home runs hits runs batted in cleveland indians manny ramirez right ramirez with the eda rhinos in april 2013 santo domingo , dominican republic * 2008 -rrb- 12 × all-star -lrb- 1995 , 1998 -- september 2 right left fielder / right fielder manny ramirez

manny ramirez

manuel arístides `` manny '' ramírez onelcida -lrb- born may 30 , 1972 -rrb- is a dominican-american professional baseball outfielder who played in major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- 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 -lrb- rbis -rrb- .
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 164 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 -lrb- nl -rrb- 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 -lrb- hcg -rrb- , 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 .
