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Manny Ramirez quits Taiwan's EDA Rhinos

American baseball legend Manny Ramirez quit Taiwan's EDA Rhinos Wednesday, breaking local fans' hearts just three-months after joining the team despite being the highest paid player in the league's history.The 12-time All-Star had boosted attendance in the island's once-struggling Chinese Professional Baseball League as well as hitting the second-highest number of home-runs in the season so far.But the former Red Sox slugger, who retired from Major League Baseball in 2011 following a drug-suspension, had a clause in his contract that allowed him to wave goodbye after three months."Ramirez told EDA Rhinos his decision today. We've tried everything we could to see if he would like to change his mind," the team, based in the southern city of Kaohsiung, said in a statement.The team said it has doubled his monthly salary since April to more than $50,000 and offered him accommodation of two hotel rooms that costs Tw$50,000 ($1,675) per room each day in its bid to keep him in Taiwan.The Domin...

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  1. Manny Ramirez signs contract with Taiwan team

    Former MLB star Manny Ramirez has signed a short-term contract to play in Taiwan's professional baseball league.The EDA Rhinos say Ramirez will earn $25,000 a month ...

  2. Manny Ramirez set to play in Taiwan

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