Manny Won't Arrive Until March 1st

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According to Manny Ramirez's closest friend on the Red Sox, the star slugger will report to camp on March 1, which is exactly one week after the first full-squad workout.

"He said he's going to be here March 1," said Red Sox reliever Julian Tavarez, who spoke to Ramirez via phone on Sunday. "He's been going through a tough time because of his mom; they told her that she had a tumor and it wasn't a tumor, but she had surgery between her ribs and she's home right now recovering and Manny's out there with his mom."

Tavarez said that both Ramirez and his mother are currently in Weston, Fla., which is roughly a two-hour drive from where the Red Sox train.

Via MLB.com

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