In the one of the most dramatic non-waiver Trade Deadline deals in club history, the Red Sox sent superstar slugger Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal that brought Pirates left fielder Jason Bay to Boston.

The Manny Ramirez era in Boston is over, his homers and headaches shipped far, far away to Los Angeles. Good riddance to a clubhouse cloud? Or good gosh, how could the Red Sox trade a future Hall of Famer and still-powerful cleanup hitter with a pennant race heating up? They'll find out in the next two months if Jason Bay, obtained from Pittsburgh in a three-team trade Thursday to take Ramirez's...

After a nasty split with the Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez is Hollywood-bound. The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired the enigmatic slugger Thursday, giving up two minor leaguers in a startling, three-team trade that sent outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston. The Dodgers also received cash considerations, general manager Ned Colletti said, in a deal that was completed just before the 4 p.m.

So Manny memories as slugger leaves

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Many divorces are pled on "irreconcilable differences," and this one was a textbook example. Manny Ramirez's daily snits made his continued presence in the Boston clubhouse impossible, even if they had not come on top of years of flagrant misbehavior.

The Dodgers, Red Sox and Pirates all emerged as last-minute winners, while the Astros and Mariners are the leading losers.

The Red Sox exported a distraction while picking up a bat in Bay, the Dodgers injected much-needed offense with Ramirez and the Pirates added youth.

The Red Sox will give members of their farm system a taste of the big leagues on Aug. 9, when Class A Lowell takes on Hudson Valley and Triple-A Pawtucket faces Charlotte in the third annual Futures at Fenway Minor League doubleheader.

Jayson Stark of ESPN reported the Tampa Rays are the only team left in the chase to acquire left-fielder Jason...

Peter Gammons of ESPN reported the Los Angeles Dodgers , in the market for a power-hitting outfield with Andruw...