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Banned slugger Manny Ramirez will likely meet with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre and the team on Friday when they visit the Florida Marlins, a source told ESPN.
It has not been determined when the meeting will occur, the source said. There had been some speculation Ramirez would meet with the team in Miami, where he maintains an offseason home.
Ramirez apologized to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt during a meeting Sunday to discuss his 50-game suspension for using a banned ****.
McCourt said at the time he wanted Ramirez to speak to his teammates about the suspension.
"If Manny takes the steps that I'm hopeful he will, I think this will be something that won't damage this franchise at all," McCourt said. "We all make mistakes, and it's how we deal with those mistakes that really differentiates one from the other. And if Manny does with others what he did with me yesterday, I think we'll be on the road to full recovery."
Although Ramirez is eligible to work out with the Dodgers during his suspension, the all-star outfielder has yet to do so. Dodgers manager Joe Torre told ESPN on Wednesday he did not know if or when Ramirez would take the opportunity.
"It's up to Manny," Torre said Wednesday night prior to the finale of a two-game series in Philadelphia. "Right now, I think he's struggling with his feelings."
It has not been determined when the meeting will occur, the source said. There had been some speculation Ramirez would meet with the team in Miami, where he maintains an offseason home.
Ramirez apologized to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt during a meeting Sunday to discuss his 50-game suspension for using a banned ****.
McCourt said at the time he wanted Ramirez to speak to his teammates about the suspension.
"If Manny takes the steps that I'm hopeful he will, I think this will be something that won't damage this franchise at all," McCourt said. "We all make mistakes, and it's how we deal with those mistakes that really differentiates one from the other. And if Manny does with others what he did with me yesterday, I think we'll be on the road to full recovery."
Although Ramirez is eligible to work out with the Dodgers during his suspension, the all-star outfielder has yet to do so. Dodgers manager Joe Torre told ESPN on Wednesday he did not know if or when Ramirez would take the opportunity.
"It's up to Manny," Torre said Wednesday night prior to the finale of a two-game series in Philadelphia. "Right now, I think he's struggling with his feelings."
