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    • Wednesday, June 19, 2013

    Deadspin: Manny Ramirez is Leaving Taiwan

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    posted 12 hours ago by JE (Jason Epstein) to japan, manny ramirez, taiwan  |  9 comment(s)

    After three months as the single most popular person in Taiwan, Manny Ramirez will leave the EDA Rhinos by week’s end. Weep not, Manny fans, because he’s probably headed for the greener, more lucrative pastures of Japan.

    We’re still struck by how fully fans embraced Ramirez, even if they initially couldn’t tell him from another dreadlocked Dominican ballplayer. But it couldn’t last. The Rhinos had only signed him to a three-month contract (expiring June 30), one that allowed him to break it in ...

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    1. Joe Kehoskie posted on July 25, 2011 at 09:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Japanese players association should spent a little more time trying to effect change in Japanese baseball and a little less time worrying so much about the WBC.
    2. Meatwads stronger now, ready for the house posted on July 26, 2011 at 04:47 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Also for the most part the wbc teams were composed of mlb players

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