Boston.com · May 30, 2018
Hanley Ramirez sure was fun to have around, especially in 2016
Hanley Ramirez was designated for assignment on Friday.Wait … where’d Hanley go?
If you’re a sports fan who put baseball on the back-burner while immersing yourself in the Celtics’ playoff run, I imagine it would be rather puzzling to turn back to the Red Sox only to realize they recently designated for assignment their No. 3 hitter in order to keep a 26-year-old quasi-catcher who had played 42 major league games over the past three seasons.
Of course, the vast majority of Boston fans became immediately aware of the decision to DFA Hanley Ramirez when colleague Alex Speier broke the news last Friday. Five days later, it still resonates, and in some ways still bewilders.
