1996 Score - Manny Ramirez (Cleveland Indians) Gold Stars #30 of 30

Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he lived for the first 13 years of his life. At that point, his family moved to the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. There, he excelled at George Washington High School, including the New York City Public School Player of the Year in 1991. This led to the Cleveland Indians selecting Ramirez with the 13th overall pick in the 1991 MLB Draft.
The second Manny became a professional baseball player, it was clear that he had a bright future as a hitter. In 1991, Baseball America named him the Short-Season Player of the Year and then in 1993 named him the Minor League Player of the Year.

When Ramirez made his Major League Baseball debut in September of 1993, he was a player many fans already had an eye on. In his second career game, which happened to come at Yankees Stadium in front of his family, he hit his first two home runs.

In the strike-shortened 1994 season, Ramirez finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. The following year, his first full season, he hit 31 home runs and, for the first time, made the MLB All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger award.

Manny capped his eight-year run in Cleveland with two seasons that established him as one of the best right-handed hitters in baseball. In 1999 and 2000, he led the American League in slugging percentage and OPS. He also led the majors in RBIs in 1998 with 165, a season when he finished third in MVP voting.

Manny is considered one of the best right-handed hitters in baseball history. He finished his MLB career with a .312 batting average and 555 career home runs. His .996 career OPS is incredible. On the other hand, Ramirez has a reputation as a pretty lousy outfielder. Combine that with the PED suspension, and it seems unlikely Ramirez will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame.