Manny Ramirez reportedly wants to return to MLB in this role
“He wants to bring his greatness to teach the young guys."
Manny Ramirez last appeared in an MLB game in 2011.
But the former Red Sox great and two-time World Series champion is reportedly seeking a return to pro baseball — this time as a coach.
According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Ramirez “is getting word out to all 30 teams he’d love to serve as an MLB hitting coach.”
“He wants to bring his greatness to teach the young guys,” his agent Hector Zepeda told Heyman.
Ramirez does have the resume as far as his big-league credentials, with the left fielder establishing himself as one of the top right-handed sluggers in the game over a 19-year career.
He batted .312 with 555 home runs in his career, including 274 home runs with the Red Sox.
This is not the first time that Ramirez has taken part in a coaching role, as he served as a player-coach for the Iowa Cubs — Chicago’s Triple-A affiliate — during the 2014 season before becoming a hitting consultant in 2015.
MassLive’s Sean McAdam — citing a source — also reported in May that Ramirez reached out to a manager last offseason in hopes of landing a job as a big-league hitting coach.
It remains to be seen if the Red Sox would have any interest in bringing Ramirez aboard, especially with hitting coach Pete Faste expected back.
One thing’s for sure. Boston won’t be bringing back Ramirez to help shore up a lackluster defense.
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