"Former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star outfielder Manny Ramirez officially missed out on entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving just 38.8 percent of the vote on his 10th and final ballot. Players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame have 10 years on the ballot to reach 75 percent of the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote. Ramirez's 38.8 percent in 2026 was the highest tally he ever reached."
"While Ramirez had plenty of reason to enter the Hall of Fame with his accolades in MLB, the issues in his induction laid off the field. Towards the end of his career, Ramirez got caught up in trouble with performance enhancing drugs. He received a 50-game suspension in 2009 after testing positive for human chronic gonadotropin, then a 100-game suspension in 2011 after another drug policy violation."
Manny Ramirez received 38.8 percent of the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote on his 10th and final Hall of Fame ballot, short of the 75 percent required for induction. Ramirez compiled a 19-year major league career with 12 All-Star selections, two World Series titles, nine Silver Sluggers, 555 home runs, 1,831 RBIs and a .996 OPS. The Dodgers acquired Ramirez at the 2008 trade deadline; he hit 17 home runs in 53 games that season and posted a 1.012 OPS across 223 games in Los Angeles. Late-career suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs (50 games in 2009; 100 games in 2011) prompted voter exclusions under the Character Clause.
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