Hanley Ramirez name dropped, but not involved in the investigation of federal and state narcotics

The former first – baseman Red Sox and DH Hanley Ramirez had his name linked to a narcotics investigation conducted by the federal government and the state, but only tangentially and did not do it. subject to no investigation or connection with wrongdoing.

We first became aware of a situation involving Ramirez via an enigmatic tweet Friday afternoon from Michelle McPhee of ABC News.

McPhee then expanded his tweet during a conversation on Boston Sports Radio Station, 98.5 The Sports Hub, offering some additional details about the situation.

"Obviously, I do not know anything about Hanley Ramirez's sport or statistics, but what I do know is crime." And there have been some reports about a FaceTime phone call that has was made between a man at a car stop.After this stop, the police recovered a significant amount of drugs.And during this car stop, the suspect claimed that one of the objects found in the vehicle belonged to Hanley Ramirez, then FaceTimed in front of the police, and this car stop was coordinated with the moment of his release from the Red Sox. "

She also recounted that the suspect had been found with "435 grams of fentanyl and crack" and that "there is a radical federal case involving an important ring that is operated from Lawrence, Massachusetts".

McPhee said that "to his understanding the suspect in the car is connected to this ring, but this particular suspect was do not Hanley Ramirez.

On Sunday, the Boston Globe reported that Ramirez was not under federal investigation and that he had not been linked to a drug trafficking ring, and explained why Ramirez's name had been mentioned in the survey:

A lawyer, who represents the man arrested with the drugs and spoke on the condition that his client is not named for security reasons, said that his client grew up in the Dominican Republic with Ramirez and used his name "to keep the cops away" his back, which did not work. "

The Red Sox DFA's Ramirez at the end of May and officially released on June 1st. He has not been connected with other teams for a possible free agent signing since then.

Boston explained his release at the time as a decision made because of his poor adjustment as a bench player, and in a statement Friday, the Red Sox denied any knowledge of this investigation.

Ken Rosenthal L & # 39; athletics tweeted a statement from the agent Ramirez Adam Katz, who said"Hanley is not aware of any of the allegations contained in this press report and it is not aware of any investigation."

Sunday, Katz added, by Bob Nightengale of the United States today"The report on Hanley's involvement in this case was reckless and irresponsible." It is unfortunate that an imprudent and imprecise story can generate such negative and damaging coverage. "Hanley is pleased to be absolved from Wrongdoing and any involvement in this matter. "