Manny Ramirez had something to do with David Ortiz evolving into one of the best left-handed hitters in the game back in the day.

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball’s ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players’ union confirmed he tested positive in 2003.

One-time teammates David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during baseball's survey testing in 2003, according to the New York Times.

David Ortiz hasn't spoken to Manny Ramirez since spring training, but Big Papi is concerned about his former teammate after Ramirez's arrest. AP Photo/Charles Krupa ...

Let me repeat that. Nobody worked harder than Manny Ramirez. Period." Ortiz continues describing how much time Manny put in when he hit the batting cages and how "his brain was built to play ...

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, who helped the Boston Red Sox in 2004 win their first World Series in 86 years, are allegedly among the 100 Major League Baseball players to test positive for ...

But with David Ortiz staying behind in Boston and Manny Ramirez taking his antics to Hollywood, each former superstar heads into this October looking to contribute to a World Series run for his ...

Manny Ramirez protected David Ortiz in the Red Sox's lineup, and Ortiz backed his friend to the media. But even Ortiz knew Ramirez had to go. Speaking to WEEI Radio's Dennis and Callahan show on ...

Manny Ramirez is getting into a baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, just not the one he expected. The Boston Red Sox announced Tuesday that they will induct Ramirez into their team Hall of Fame next ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — David Ortiz was "shocked" when he learned about former teammate Manny Ramirez’s 50-game suspension after he failed a drug test. "This situation has shocked me. That’s not ...

BostonÕs Manny Ramirez warms u prior to the start of the MLB Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx July 14, 2008. Fox By Jessica Kleinschmidt on 10/13/2024 10/14/2024 ...

David Ortiz #34 tips his cap after the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in game three of the American League Divison Series on October 10, 2016. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ...