Manny Ramirez Home Run Watch
With 498 career home runs as of Monday night, Boston Red Sox left-fielder Manny Ramirez is closing in on home run number 500. The eye-catchingly coiffed Ramirez is 24th on baseball’s all-time homer list. Monday night’s two-run blast came in the first inning off Minnesota Twins‘ pitcher Livan Hernandez. Although he leads his team with eight for the season, he had only a single HR in his previous 19 games.
Number 498 also brought his career RBI total to 1630, putting him in 26th place for that stat.
Ramirez’s first inning home run didn’t take the Red Sox as far as they wanted to go, however. They lost to the Twins 7-3. With a 24-17 record, the Red Sox are in first place in the American League East, 0.5 games ahead of the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. The Twins are 20-17 for the season, in first place in the American League Central, 1.5 games over the second-place Cleveland Indians.
May 13, 2008 at 2:38 pm
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