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Manny Ramirez Says Yankees HOF'er Derek Jeter Would Be 'Regular Guy' with Royals

Manny Ramirez believes Derek Jeter's legacy greatly benefited from him spending his entire MLB career with the New York Yankees.

Ramirez briefly appeared on Monday's broadcast of the Red Sox's 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on NESN. The legendary outfielder argued that playing in certain markets can accentuate a player's achievements and used Jeter as an example.

"You gotta understand this. If you haven't played in Boston or New York, you're not in the big leagues," Ramirez said (via Chris Bengel of CBSSports.com). "It's like if you put Jeter in Kansas City in those years, he was just a regular player.