Manny Ramirez, left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, was traded on Thursday to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three team deal involving the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers got Ramirez and cash in the deal. The Red Sox received Pirates left fielder Jason Bay, who's a former All-Star. The Pirates received relief pitcher Craig Hansen and outfielder Brandon Moss from the Red Sox and third baseman Andy LaRoche and pitcher Bryan Morris from the Dodgers. Ramirez was acquired as a free agent by the Red Sox in 2000 after numerous successful years with the Cleveland Indians. The success with the Red Sox continued. He helped the Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years in 2004 when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Ramirez was the World Series MVP with impressive numbers in the four game sweep. They also won the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies in a sweep also, in which Ramirez was very productive that postseason. The Red Sox, however, felt like they needed to move Ramirez quickly because he was not playing hard for the Red Sox. Ramirez's comments in recent days has suggested that he didn't want to be a part of the Red Sox any longer as well. Ramirez is in the last season of his contract he signed with the Red Sox back in 2000. Who benefits the most from this deal? What will happen to Ramirez in the future?
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jason bay had 4 hits for the red sox last night drew
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