Athletics Release Manny Ramirez
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By Zach Links [June 15, 2012 at 8:27pm CST]
The Athletics have announced that Manny Ramirez has requested his outright
release and the team has granted his request. The veteran recently completed
his 50-game suspension and was eligible to join the club on May 30th.
Ramirez, 40, hit .302/.348/.349 for Triple-A Sacramento in 69 plate
appearances this year. Just last week, A's GM Billy Beane said that the club
hadn't decided whether to release the slugger. Oakland signed Ramirez in
February and Beane insisted that the move had everything to do with baseball
and nothing to do with PR.