Manny Ramirez : Retire and Processing Drug Program

Manny Ramirez Retire

It won't take so long for all the Boston Red Sox players to learn that former teammate Manny Ramirez had choosed to retire after he violated Major League Baseball's drug policy for the second time in a year and a half and was facing a 100-game suspension. And During all the Sox's 9-6 victory over the New York Yankees in the home game opener Friday afternoon at Fenway Park, the players were in the dugout when they learned the news including good friend David Ortiz.

Ortiz said "It's crazy, man,", "That's the last thing I was expecting for him to retire and go away from this situation. I don't know the details and the situation how everything went down. And I just waiting how the rest of the stuff is going to come out.
"It's really sad, man, when we see a player with that much talent, and with his unbelievable career, and now get him out of the game with negativity."
Manny Ramirez at this season was 1-for-17 with the Tampa Bay Rays, his 1st after signing as a free agent. Ramirez finishes his 19-year career with 555 home runs, 1,831 RBI and a 312 on average.
"The Major League Baseball just notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under The Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program,".
"Rather than continue the Program, Manny Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring when he was an active player. And if Ramirez seeks reinstatement in the next day, the process under the Drug Program will be done."