Manny Ramirez has requested his outright release from the A's and the team has granted it. Ramirez never played a game in Oakland.
Ramirez, who signed a minor league contract with the As Feb. 20, was required to serve a 50-game suspension this season for violating Major League Baseballs drug policy in 2011. While he was eligible to join Oakland May 30, he has remained with the clubs Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, where he was batting .302 (19-for-63) with three doubles, no home runs, 14 RBI, 17 strikeouts and five walks in 17 games.
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