Manny Ramirez is officially retired. He informed MLB of his retirement after being cited for using performance enhancing drugs for the second time. Technically it was his third time because his name was mentioned in the infamous Mitchell Report. Had Ramirez not retired he would have been facing a 100-game suspension. Manny had previously served a 50-game suspension when playing with the Dodgers in 2009. What's next for Manny? He says he's going to Spain with his "old man." If Ramirez decides to come out of retirement he'll have to serve the 100 game suspension before he can start playing.
Manny is regarded as of the best right handed hitters in the game, but is he a hall of famer? Manny is one of three players ever to have 2,574 hits, 555 homers, a .585 career slugging percentage, and a .996 OPS. However, when looking how hall of fame voters have shut out names like Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, who despite having hall of fame numbers have been associated with PED use. Unless voters change their minds regarding players associated with PEDs, I don't think we'll see Manny Ramirez's name in the hall of fame once he becomes eligible.
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