It’s been 10 years since the Red Sox parted ways with Manny Ramirez and sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-team deal, which saw Boston land Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
At the time, Sox manager Alex Cora was a teammate of Ramirez’s, and with the Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline quickly approaching, the skipper shared the story when his teammate called him to let him know he was leaving town.
Cora: "I got a call from Manny and he goes, 'I got traded.' I'm like, 'That's what you wanted, huh?' He's like, 'NO!'"
— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) July 30, 2018
It’s an interesting story considering Ramirez told ESPN back in 2008 that Boston didn’t deserve a player like him and that it tried to make him look like the bad guy. Regardless, if he wanted a trade, Sox fans were left with plenty of positive (and sometimes hilarious) memories of the left fielder — including being named the 2004 World Series MVP.
