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FORT MYERS, Fla . -- Cynics will have a field day with Manny Ramirez, who, down to his last chance in baseball and his personal life crumbling around him, now proclaims he has discovered religion and is a changed man. "I made some mistakes and I w...

BALTIMORE -- Because I have written many critical things about Manny Ramirez, there is a perception that I harbored a great dislike for him It is true that I found Manny to be maddening in many respects, especially on those occasions when I felt he ...

Carl Crawford is still looking for his batting rhythm with the Red Sox.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- When Red Sox manager Terry Francona was asked about Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon, what he didn't say was as telling as what he did. Francona was asked first about Ramirez, and what he imagined his experience in Tampa Bay ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- I was sitting in the office of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon when Manny Ramirez walked in just before 11 Thursday morning. Maddon gestured at me and said to Manny, "remember him?" "That's bad news," Manny said, and hea...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon are both scheduled to play for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon, a Rays official confirmed. Carl Crawford is scheduled to make the trip for the Red Sox, Te...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- What does David Ortiz think of Johnny Damon being reunited with Manny Ramirez, and in the AL East to boot? "This division, it's kind of interesting to see how things are going," Ortiz said Thursday. "I was with Johnny in the D...

BOSTON -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave a diplomatic answer when asked about Tampa Bay's acquisition of former Red Sox outfielders Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. "Good moves," he said. "Those guys probably can still hit a little...

BOSTON -- Carl Crawford's wish, he said, is to become part of the long line of great Red Sox left fielders, one that includes three Hall of Famers -- Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice -- and will eventually add another, Manny Ramirez. Th...

BOSTON -- Free agent slugger Manny Ramirez so far is without a job for 2011, but he'll still be drawing paychecks for years to come, regardless of whether another team signs him. One of those teams that will be enriching Ramirez is the Red Sox, wh...

SEATTLE -- Manny Ramirez's last chance to earn the roughly $4 million the Chicago White Sox paid to claim him off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers came Tuesday night, when the White Sox began a three-game series against the division-leading Minne...

Today's lineups for the series finale against the White Sox. Marco Scutaro, who will have an MRI on his aching shoulder Tuesday, is sitting, as is Manny Ramirez for Chicago. CHICAGO 1. Juan Pierre, LF 2. Omar Vizquel, 3B 3. Alex Rios, CF 4. ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Outfielder J.D. Drew is expected to play Saturday afternoon, his first start since straining his right hamstring while catching Manny Ramirez's line drive a week ago Friday night in Fenway Park. That was the word from manager Terry F...

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was in the ESPN booth Sunday night during the Red Sox-Dodgers game and shared his thoughts on what it was like to play with Manny Ramirez. The most interesting tidbit to come out of the interview was Schilling ex...

BOSTON -- Quick hits from Williams College intern Daniel Pesquera on the Red Sox's 5-4 walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, which rendered Manny Ramirez's home run off Tim Wakefield a modest sideshow. Pedroia delivers first walk-off hit of ...