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Ramirez leaves Dodgers for the ChiSox
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September 1, 2010, Wednesday
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MANNY Ramirez's often turbulent relationship with the Los Angeles Dodgers finally ended on Monday when he was shipped to the Chicago White Sox in a waiver deal, the teams said.
The arrival of the power-hitting, 12-time All-Star in Chicago is widely expected to help his new team in their push for the playoffs.
The White Sox (70-60) have lost nine of their last 14 games and trail the pace-setting Minnesota Twins by 4.5 games in the American League Central Division.
"He's one of the best right-handed hitters out there," White Sox outfielder Andruw Jones told Chicago's website. "...Whatever team he's on, he's going to help them. He's a big bat and he knows how to play the game."
White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham said: "He puts that fear in your lineup. We have him batting fifth, sixth or seventh, that's pretty good."
The White Sox on Friday won exclusive rights to Ramirez over claims by the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays because Chicago had the worst record of the three.
The Dodgers had until Tuesday to exercise one of three options - work out a trade with the White Sox, pull Ramirez off waivers and retain him or let him go on a waiver deal without getting anything in return.
Ramirez, 38, joined the Dodgers in 2008 in a mid-season trade from the Boston Red Sox and gave his new team an immediate lift, hitting .396 with 17 homers in 53 games to lead them to the postseason.
His offensive punch was an obvious plus for Los Angeles, along with his laid-back approach to the tensions of pennant-race baseball, which clearly helped his teammates.
However the positive influence of the aging Ramirez declined markedly over the next two years.
In May 2009, the dreadlocked outfielder from the Dominican Republic was suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
He became the biggest name to be penalized since MLB began a testing program to detect use of performance-boosting drugs in 2003.
This season, Ramirez has been hampered by lingering injuries to his right calf and hamstring and is batting .311 with eight homers and 40 RBIs in 66 games.
The arrival of the power-hitting, 12-time All-Star in Chicago is widely expected to help his new team in their push for the playoffs.
The White Sox (70-60) have lost nine of their last 14 games and trail the pace-setting Minnesota Twins by 4.5 games in the American League Central Division.
"He's one of the best right-handed hitters out there," White Sox outfielder Andruw Jones told Chicago's website. "...Whatever team he's on, he's going to help them. He's a big bat and he knows how to play the game."
White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham said: "He puts that fear in your lineup. We have him batting fifth, sixth or seventh, that's pretty good."
The White Sox on Friday won exclusive rights to Ramirez over claims by the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays because Chicago had the worst record of the three.
The Dodgers had until Tuesday to exercise one of three options - work out a trade with the White Sox, pull Ramirez off waivers and retain him or let him go on a waiver deal without getting anything in return.
Ramirez, 38, joined the Dodgers in 2008 in a mid-season trade from the Boston Red Sox and gave his new team an immediate lift, hitting .396 with 17 homers in 53 games to lead them to the postseason.
His offensive punch was an obvious plus for Los Angeles, along with his laid-back approach to the tensions of pennant-race baseball, which clearly helped his teammates.
However the positive influence of the aging Ramirez declined markedly over the next two years.
In May 2009, the dreadlocked outfielder from the Dominican Republic was suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
He became the biggest name to be penalized since MLB began a testing program to detect use of performance-boosting drugs in 2003.
This season, Ramirez has been hampered by lingering injuries to his right calf and hamstring and is batting .311 with eight homers and 40 RBIs in 66 games.
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