NEW YORK: Major League Baseball's winningest team, the Boston Red Sox, shockingly dropped three-time All-Star Hanley Ramirez on Friday as they welcomed back second baseman Dustin Pedroia following left knee surgery. Ramirez made his major league debut for the Red Sox in 2005, spent seven seasons with the Miami Marlins and three more with the Los Angeles Dodgers before rejoining the Red Sox in 2015. The move allows Red Sox manager Alex Cora to play first baseman Mitch Moreland more regularly and give reserve Blake Swihart more playing time. "It was a baseball-related move for us," Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. He smashed 30 homers and drove in 111 runs in 2016 as the Red Sox won the AL East crown.

Source: Bangkok Post May 25, 2018 21:56 UTC