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Hanley Ramirez to shift to shortstop


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The Los Angeles Dodgers have worked out a multiplayer trade to acquire former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez from Miami, the second big deal in as many days for the disappointing Marlins.

Former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez was traded from Miami to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, part of what appears to be the third big fire sale in Marlins' history.

The centerpiece of a multi-player trade with the Miami Marlins late Tuesday, three-time All-Star Hanley Ramirez joins the Dodgers with a reputation similar to that of another Ramirez who was acquired in a high-profile trade in recent years. As was the

The Hanley Ramirez era of the Dodgers had begun. Ramirez walked into the clubhouse a few minutes later, Dodgers clubhouse manager Mitch Poole handed him a blue Dodgers cap and, one by one, Dodgers players came by to shake Ramirez's hand to

This was supposed to be the year when it finally started not to stink to be a Marlins fan. The rebranded Miami Marlins added Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and others while retaining stars like Hanley Ramirez and Josh Johnson.