Oakland A's Grant Manny Ramirez His Outright Release
Published on June 15, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release
OAKLAND, Calif. - Outfielder-Designated Hitter Manny Ramirez has requested his outright release from the Oakland Athletics and the team has granted his request.
Ramirez, who signed a minor league contract with the A's Feb. 20, was required to serve a 50-game suspension this season for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy in 2011. While he was eligible to join Oakland May 30, he has remained with the club's Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, where he was batting .302 (19-for-63) with three doubles, no home runs, 14 RBI, 17 strikeouts and five walks in 17 games.
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