Dodgers Place SS Hanley Ramirez On The 15-day Disabled List

Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers placed shortstop Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday due to a strained left hamstring. The three-time All-Star suffered the injury while running the bases during the sixth inning of Friday night’s loss to the San Francisco Giants.

The 29-year-old Ramirez began the year on the disabled list after he injured his thumb during the World Baseball Classic. He was activated this past Monday and went 5 for 11 with a home run and an RBI in four games.

To fill Ramirez’s spot on the roster, Los Angeles called up infielder Dee Gordon from Triple-A Albuquerque. In 25 games with the Isotopes, he batted .314 with 19 runs, 12 RBI and 14 stolen bases.

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Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez Injures Hamstring, Likely Out Indefinitely

Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Just as the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back shortstop Hanley Ramirez, it looks like he'll be out of action again for the foreseeable future after he injured his left hamstring Friday night.

In the top of the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants, Ramirez had to helped off the field as he grabbed the back of his left leg after getting thrown out sliding into third base.

This is a big blow to the Dodgers, who were relying on a healthy Ramirez to help pick up some of the slack on offense. He started the season on the disabled list, and returned to the lineup less than a week ago.

"It sounds like he got it pretty good," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "It's usually a pretty good amount of time. It's not like he's going to be back in a couple days."

The Dodgers have under performed this season due to a variety of injuries among other issues. Mattingly knows the team needs to start wining soon.

"We can't keep losing guys at this rate," he added. "This is going to end. Right now it doesn't look very good. ...I'm not confident about anything at this moment."

Ramirez was hitting .455 in four games this season for the Dodgers.

Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez Out 8 Weeks

Denis Poroy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will miss the first two months of the regular season to undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Ramirez suffered the injury on Tuesday after he was diving for a ball in a game against the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic final.

"The MRI on Hanley Ramirez's right thumb indicates that the ligament that stabilizes the thumb was torn," The Dodgers released in a statement on Thursday. "... Dr. Steve Shin, a sports medicine hand specialist at Kerlan Jobe, will perform the surgery. Hanley will have the thumb immobilized for three weeks and is expected to return to competition in approximately eight weeks."

The Dodgers have Dee Gordon and Justin Sellers who could fill the role while Ramirez is sidelined. 

Los Angeles will open up against the 2012 World Series champion San Francisco Giants on April 1.

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Dodgers Eliminated from Playoff Contention

Stephen Dunn/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night, eliminating themselves from playoff contention.

This was a must-win game for the Dodgers, who entered the night one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second wild-card spot in the National League.  The Cardinals lost, so the Dodgers needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Dodgers were known for the flurry of in-season moves they made to improve their roster, acquiring first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitcher Josh Beckett, outfielder Shane Victorino, and infielder Hanley Ramirez.  Despite the added talent, the team still fell short of their goal.

"Everything kind of comes to a screeching halt," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "To not have that opportunity to move forward is painful."

Buster Posey and Joaquin Arias hit home runs for the Giants to help pitcher Barry Zito earn his seventh straight decision.

The St. Louis Cardinals will travel to Atlanta on Friday in a one-game playoff to determine which squad advances to the Divisional round.

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Marlins Players Glad to See Hanley Ramirez Leave?

Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When shortstop/third baseman Hanley Ramirez was traded by the Miami Marlins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, "There were a lot of smiles," an anonymous player told the Miami Herald.

"They created a monster from a very good baseball player - gave him so much slack to do whatever the [expletive] he wanted because he was performing," the player said.

"You can push some things aside when your hitting .340 with 40 home runs. You say he's a [jerk], but I can deal with it. ...But when your not playing and your trying to be that same [jerk], it starts rubbing people the wrong way."

Ramirez hit at least .300 for four straight seasons, but last season he batted .243 and this season he was batting .246 before he was traded.

Asked what Ramirez's absence would mean to the lineup, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was frank: "Nothing. Because he wasn't producing."

Ramirez had been with the Marlins since 2006.

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Source: Hanley Ramirez Traded to Dodgers

Rob Carr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hanley Ramirez is headed to Los Angeles. The Miami Marlins traded the 28-year-old third baseman along with reliever Randy Choate to the Los Angeles Dodgers for starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and minor league pitcher Scott McGough, according to ESPN.com.

Ramirez, a three-time All-Star, has struggled the past two seasons. Last year he only played in 92 games, hitting .243 while dealing with shoulder issues all season. This season, Ramirez is hitting .246, with 14 home runs, 48 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.

Ramirez is in the fourth year of a $70 million dollar contract. He is making $15 million this year, $15.5 in 2013 and $16 million in 2014.

Ramirez will most likely play shortstop for the Dodgers, a position he played his whole career until this season when the Marlins acquired Jose Reyes, because the Dodgers starter Dee Gordon is on the disabled list and isn't expected back until mid-August.

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Guillen Prepares for First Season in Miami

BananaStock/Thinkstock(JUPITER, Fla.) -- The Miami Marlins come into the 2012 baseball season as one of the most interesting teams to watch.

Ozzie Guillen is entering his first season as manager after spending the past seven seasons with the White Sox, and the Marlins have a reloaded roster which includes all-star shortstop Jose Reyes and all-star reliever Heath Bell.

To go along with those new additions, Guillen will have his former player Mark Buehrle and former cross-town rival pitcher Carlos Zambrano in the pitching rotation.  With all the expectations and playing in a competitive NL East, Guillen told ESPN that he is still going to be himself despite the change of scenery.

"I have to be myself, the reason they brought me here is because who I am and what I can do," said Guillen. "I think most of the players know me right now but I'm not going to change.  I'm 48 years old, why do I have to change?"

With the addition of Reyes, Hanley Ramirez will be making the move to third base but Guillen believes that it will be a smooth transition.

"They (Reyes and Ramirez) get along very well, I think that helps a lot," said Guillen who won a World Series in 2005 with the White Sox and was a part of the 2003 Florida Marlins staff who also won a World Series. "We have one of the best shortstops in the game playing for us.  I think Hanley is going to have a career year."

Guillen also added that he isn't concerned with the rest of the teams in the NL East and said to be the best you, "have to beat the best."

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Marlins' Ramirez Will Accept Switch to Third Base

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images(SANTO DOMINGO) -- Miami Marlin Hanley Ramirez has agreed to accept a switch from shortstop to third base. 

During the off-season, the Marlins signed free agent shortstop Jose Reyes to a six year, $106 million contract.

There was speculation that Ramirez was unhappy with switch, but new manager Ozzie Guillen warmed him to the idea.

"I have spoken with Guillen," Ramirez said. "What we want is to win with the Marlins. We will see what's going to happen with the position switch and everything else. If it's third base, OK. Wherever they put me to win, I will do so."

Ramirez hasn't talked to Reyes since the signing, but he has said Reyes is a great person and he respects him.

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