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Manny Ramirez Seeks MLB Return as Hitting Coach, Contacts All 30 Teams

His agent says he has notified all 30 clubs of his availability, with no hire publicly in place.

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 20: Former left fielder Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox throws out a ceremonial first pitch after receiving his Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame plaque during a pre-game ceremony before a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 20, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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Manny Ramirez slugger over 270 home runs during his tenure with the Red Sox.
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Overview

  • MLB insider Jon Heyman reported on X that Ramirez is getting word out to every team that he wants a hitting coach role, quoting agent Hector Zepeda.
  • No club has announced a hire or formal talks, and prior conversations with Boston reportedly did not advance to an offer.
  • Ramirez brings a Hall-of-Fame-caliber résumé, finishing a 19-year MLB career with a .312 average, 555 home runs, 2,574 hits and a .996 OPS.
  • His record includes a 2009 PED suspension, a factor outlets note as teams assess potential fit for a modern coaching staff.
  • He has held coaching-adjacent roles, including a 2014 Triple-A player-coach stint and a brief 2020 player-coach contract in Australia, and he continued playing in Japan, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic after leaving MLB in 2011.