Sydney Blue Sox release Manny Ramirez amid disjointed season

[ASFN Admin]

Manny Ramirez has been released by the Sydney Blue Sox because of uncertainty over the Australian Baseball League season during the COVID-19 pandemic and a medical issue that is preventing him from playing or training with the club. Ramirez did not make an appearance with the Blue Sox, who played just two games - on Dec. 17 and 18 - before a coronavirus outbreak in Sydney and subsequent border and travel restrictions prevented the club from competing. Ramirez, who was the World Series MVP when the Red Sox broke their 86-year title drought in 2004, had played in the American minor leagues, as well as in China and Japan, since his MLB career ended.

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