MANNY RAMIREZ: superstar slugger played with River Cats while attempting to return to majors (courtesy of Oakland A's)
NEWS-LEDGER — JUNE 20, 2012 –
The Oakland A’s organization granted outfielder Manny Ramirez his release the organization last week.
Ramirez, a former star player, with returned from his suspension from major league baseball to play 17 games with the triple-A River Cats minor league team based in West Sacramento. After a slow start, he brought his batting average to .302 with three doubles, 14 RBI, 17 stikeouts, five walks and no home runs.
But the A’s did not open a spot in their major league outfield for him.
Ramirez is now a free agent who says he hopes to play in the major leagues again if there’s an opportunity.
Meanwhile, the A’s came off a couple of high-scoring losses to the Tacoma Rainiers over the weekend. On Saturday at Raley Field, the Rainiers prevailed 11-5, led by a 3-for-4 night at the plate by Chris Carter that included Carter’s 11th home run of the season.
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