Ramirez has hired Barry Praver and Scott Shapiro as his agents and has applied for reinstatement from MLB’s voluntary retired list, the source said.
Ramirez, 39, will be eligible to play again after serving a suspension under baseball's drug testing program. He appeared in five games with the Tampa Bay Rays this year, going 1 for 17 with zero extra-base hits.
Manny has been exposed as a repeat performance enhancing drug offender, and was also recently arrested for domestic battery. Furthermore, he just can't hit anymore. He's almost 40, he's a diva, he's a user, and now he wants to try to hook on with someone?
Sorry, Manny. You could have just tried to fade into the sunset and let time heal the wounds. Instead, you're still trying to hang around.
Hate to say it, but I've seen this before. Guys like him who try to hang around this long do it for one reason: money. I'm getting the feeling Manny has blown the ridiculous amount money he's made and he's desperate for more.
I've got no hard evidence of that other than other similar stories. I'm waiting for the "Manny is broke" story to be written in the not-too-distant future.
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