Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

Ramirez pleads innocent to hitting wife

|
|
 
  
Manny Ramirez, then with the Chicago White Sox, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Sept. 1, 2010. UPI/David Richard 
License photo
Published: Oct. 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Manny Ramirez pleaded not guilty in Florida Friday to a charge that he hit his wife.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported the retired Major League Baseball player had his attorney enter a written plea to the domestic battery count rather than appear in person in a Broward County court.

Ramirez, 39, was arrested Sept.12 after allegedly hitting his wife Juliana on the left side of her face with an open hand, causing her head to hit their bed's headboard. A police report said she told the arresting officer the couple got caught up in "a dispute that escalated" and she refused medical attention.

Ramirez said his wife's head hit the headboard when he grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her.

Ramirez retired in April after a brief time with Tampa Bay rather than go through a 100-game suspension for violating MLB's drug policy a second time.

During his 19-season career, Ramirez hit .312 with 555 home runs and 1,831 RBI for the Rays, Cleveland, Boston, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. He was a 12-time all-star, the MVP of the 2004 World Series, one of two World Series he won while with Boston -- the other coming in 2007.

Topics: Manny Ramirez, World Series
Recommended Stories
© 2011 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Linsanity The Daytona 500 Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 20
Singer Janelle Monae arrives at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, California
View Caption
Singer Janelle Monae arrives for the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. UPI/Jim Ruymen
fark
The bar for spelling has never been lowre
Turns out men cheat way more than women after all
Famous last words: "The notion that it's too late to do anything is comical. It's hilarious. We're...
Five secrets to getting the best healthcare. #6: Don't get sick
Traveling to the U.S.? If invited to a dinner party, bring a gift of wine, but not cash or toiletries...
Man turns dead pet cat into remote-controlled helicopter, calls it art (w/WTF pics)