SYDNEY -- Manny Ramirez has been released by the Sydney Blue Sox because of uncertainty over the Australian Baseball League season during the COVID-19 pandemic and a medical issue that is preventing him from playing or training with the club.
Blue Sox chief executive Adam Dobb issued a statement Monday announcing the decision, saying it was extremely disappointing to cut the 48-year-old former Boston Red Sox player and 12-time major league All-Star, "but we owe it to our fans and the other teams to make a decision now.''
"The level of investment to get him here meant this was never a PR stunt,'' Cobb said.