Manny Ramírez was going to Hollywood: finally, Red Sox cut ties with his discontent toletero and transferred to the Los Angeles Dodgers, part of an exchange of three teams leading to Jason Bay to Boston.
Pittsburgh revealed Bay and received four prospectuses.
Everything pointed, at least during the early hours of Thursday, the stellar player Dominican packed suitcases to play with the Florida Marlins, but those discussions broke down and Red Sox and Pirates found a third team interested in the Dodgers.
Foxsports.com and SI.com were the first media that unveiled the exchange.
Ramirez, Most Valuable Player of the World Series of 2004, is one of the best batters of the largest with several memorable performances in the postseason.
But his relationship with the Red Stockings again clouded in recent months and precipitated the exchange.
His new team, the Dodgers are a game behind leader Arizona Diamondbacks in the division of the National League Central, and walked in search of a batter weight.
Boston, a full bid for the pennant East and the American ambition to win a second World Series in a row, wanted to receive in return a productive hitter and now has it in Bay.
The Pirates, last in their division, had an interest in young players. Boston gave them to relever Craig Hansen and the gardener Brandon Moss, while Los Angeles became the third baseman Andy LaRoche and alpitcher Bryan Morris.
