Manny Ramirez is not one to get overly excited about a potential sweep in August, or even a hitting funk here or there. Ramirez hit a towering two-run homer and also doubled in a run after two earlier intentional walks and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the rival San Francisco Giants 9-1 on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee Brewers star Prince Fielder and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Guillermo Mota have been fined for their run-in this week. Major League Baseball will not suspend them. The amounts of the fines were not disclosed Thursday. Mota hit Fielder in the ninth inning of a 17-4 win Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, presumably as payback for Milwaukee's Chris Smith grazing Manny Ramirez with a pitch…
Manny Ramirez ended his 10-game RBI drought with a homer and a two-run double, and Matt Kemp had a homer among his four hits while driving in five runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 17-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Kemp had two hits and two RBIs during the seven-run sixth inning, while Russell Martin reached base five times and had three RBIs in the Dodgers'…
Bases loaded. Two outs in the ninth. Baseball's career saves leader protecting a one-run lead against one of the best hitters of their generation. The eager Dodger Stadium crowd all but expected Manny Ramirez to add to his Los Angeles lore. Instead, Trevor Hoffman and the Milwaukee Brewers made a remarkable escape.
Ryan Braun had a three-run homer among his four hits, and Milwaukee closer Trevor Hoffman got Manny Ramirez on a bases-loaded fly to right to finish the Brewers' 6-5 victory over the road-weary Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Manny Parra pitched eight outstanding innings, but Milwaukee nearly blew a four-run lead after he gave up two hits to open the ninth.
Those bobblehead dolls featuring Manny Ramirez are getting a curtain call at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday that the first 50,000 fans attending the Sept. 16 against Pittsburgh would get the bobbleheads. These ones will feature Ramirez tipping his hat to the crowd — the pose he struck after his pinch-hit grand slam on July 22.
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball's ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players' union confirmed he tested positive in 2003. Shortly after hitting the go-ahead home run that beat Oakland 8-5, Ortiz responded to a story on The New York Times' Web site that he and former teammate Manny Ramirez tested positive for…
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball's ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players' union confirmed he tested positive in 2003. Shortly after hitting the go-ahead home run that beat Oakland 8-5, Ortiz responded to a story on The New York Times' Web site that he and former teammate Manny Ramirez tested positive for…
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says he was told by the baseball players' union that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Ortiz says he's surprised by the news and intends to find out what drug was found in the tests that were supposed to remain anonymous. The New York Times reported Thursday on its Web site that Ortiz and former teammate Manny Ramirez were among…
The New York Times is reporting David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The report posted on the newspaper's Web site Thursday cites lawyers involved in pending litigation over the testing results.
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