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Manny Ramirez, 44, will be playing indy-league baseball in Japan in 2017

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Manny Ramirez may be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame this year, but that doesn't mean he's done playing baseball. In fact, Ramirez will be playing in 2017. On Sunday, Japan's Kochi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League announced that they've agreed to terms with Ramirez. The Fighting Dogs -- possibly an unfortunate nickname -- are an independent league team in Japan and not part of NPB.

Ramirez's wife also announced the news on social media ...

Ramirez, who will turn 45 on May 30 this year, hasn't played in affiliated ball since 2014, when he appeared in 24 games for the Cubs' Triple-A squad.