Upon leaving extended spring training in preparation to join the A's, Manny Ramirez hasn't exactly gotten off to a good start.
One day after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his season debut at Triple-A, Ramirez was scratched from the Sacramento River Cats' lineup with a sore left wrist (MLB.com). He's expected to rejoin the lineup Monday, but still, this seems like a nice little reminder that he's 39 years old and missed all but five games last season.
Ramirez is eligible to return to the A's May 30, as his 50-game suspension will be completed by then. He's currently on what was planned as a 10-game minor-league rehab stint.
Once upon a time, Ramirez was one of the most feared sluggers in baseball. He has 555 career homers and over 1,800 career RBI. But he's now had to serve suspensions for failed drug tests twice since 2008 and is almost over the proverbial hill (by baseball standards he already is). And now he's hurt after one Triple-A game. From here, there's little reason to believe he'll help the A's.
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