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Manny Ramirez abruptly retires from baseball

By Kevin Roderick | April 8, 2011 2:04 PM

It appears that Manny Ramirez got caught on a drug test again this spring. Facing a 100-game suspension, he retired from the Tampa Bay Rays. He batted 17 times this season with one hit — a single. The former Dodger goes out a .312 hitter with 555 home runs. ESPN

Here's our LA Observed video from Glendale, Arizona on the day Ramirez re-signed with the Dodgers in 2009:



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