Forty-eight hours ago, speculation abounded that former Boston Red Sox slugger Hanley Ramirez was under state and federal investigation for a 2015 homicide and involvement in a fentanyl ring. Ramirez and his agent denied the story.
This all seemed very dodgy to me and it turns out my instincts were correct. Ramirez is not under investigation after all. The only reason his name ever came up was a "friend" who was pulled over with a large quantity of fentanyl fingered him for it (and presumably the homicide as well).
Well, Ramirez might be in the clear, but where does this leave his big league career? Ramirez, who was released on June 1st, has not found other work and this story doesn't help even if it turns out not to be true. If Ramirez can't find a job this season he might need to consider legal action against ABC News who "broke" the story. At the very minimum, Hanley Ramirez is owed an apology.
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