{"id":531324,"date":"2026-01-21T03:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531324\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:47:10","slug":"red-sox-legend-manny-ramirez-reaches-end-of-the-line-in-hall-of-fame-voting-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531324\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez reaches end of the line in Hall of Fame voting results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez reaches end of the line in Hall of Fame voting results<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Manny Ramirez’s journey toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame has run its course.<\/p>\n

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The all-time great right-handed hitter has come up short.<\/p>\n

Ramirez was in his 10th and final year on the ballot, and when this year’s voting results were released on Tuesday, he had 38.8% of the vote, only about half of the needed 75% needed for election.<\/p>\n

That sends Ramirez off the ballot and out of the baseball picture, at least until a committee potentially raises his name for a vote sometime down the road.<\/p>\n

It’s a bummer of an ending for Ramirez.<\/p>\n

He wrote this story for himself when he twice was suspended for performance-enhancing drugs, first 50 games with the Dodgers in 2009 and then 100 games with the Rays in 2011 (when he chose to retire rather than serve the suspension).<\/p>\n

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At his peak, Ramirez was an absolute legendary hitter for Cleveland and Boston.<\/p>\n

He finished his career with 555 home runs, 1,831 RBI, a .312 batting average and a .996 OPS.<\/p>\n

His 1999 season with Cleveland included 44 home runs, 165 RBI and an absurd 1.105 OPS.<\/p>\n

He helped Boston end its World Series curse.<\/p>\n

Ramirez also holds MLB postseason records for home runs (29) and RBI (78).<\/p>\n

In the 2004 postseason, he won World Series MVP, and for the entire playoffs, he had a 1.086 OPS.<\/p>\n

Ramirez made 12 All-Star teams, too.<\/p>\n

There have been few better pure hitters in the history of baseball, but he won’t have a plaque in the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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