Manny Ramirez

APRIL 16, 2005 — Fresh off their 2004 World Series title run, the Boston Red Sox put their best foot forward at the beginning of the 2005 campaign. A hallmark performance from Manny Ramirez took merely a couple weeks, as the slugger hit both a two-run homer and a grand slam in the team’s 6-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.