Selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 17th round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida... the son of longtime Major League outfielder Manny Ramirez, who hit 555 home runs and was a 12-time All-Star while appearing in 2,302 games between 1993 and 2011... signed with the Angels on July 17, 2024 for $150,000... had committed to playing at the University of Tennessee before joining the Angels... although born in Weston, Florida, Ramirez gained eligibility to represent Brazil in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in March 2025 as his mother, Juliana, is from São Paulo, Brazil; his father, Manny, was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in New York... credits his father, who had a career .312 average, for teaching him baseball: "He's my hitting coach. He taught me my swing. Even though I'm a lefty, I still have his right-handed power and some of the mechanics he taught me." ... his brother, Manny Ramirez Jr., played baseball in college for the University of San Francisco from 2015-17... a second brother, Manuelito (who also goes by Manny Ramirez Jr.) plays baseball at East Los Angeles College; he and Lucas were teammates with Victoria in the West Coast League in 2024
Ramirez debuted with the Arizona Complex League Angels in 2025, hitting .282 with three homers, 28 RBIs and six stolen bases in 49 games, helping the Rookie-level club reach the ACL finals
His father, Manny Ramirez, was rostered as recently as 2021 with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League as he sought to extend his baseball career into his late-40s following a long Major League career... Manny was drafted by Cleveland and made his debut there in 1993 before joining the Boston Red Sox in 2001; he helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and 2007 before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. He finished his career with stints on the Chicago White Sox in 2010 and Tampa Bay Rays in 2011, although he continued trying to make it back to the Majors following a drug-related retirement -- in 2012, he signed a Minor League contract with the Athletics, played in the Dominican Republic and Taiwan in 2013, signed with the Texas Rangers later in 2013 and spent three seasons in the Chicago Cubs organization as a player-coach from 2014-16 with Triple-A Iowa... he signed with a Japanese team in 2017 before the Covid-19 pandemic muddied his plans to play in Australia.... he finished his Major League career with 2,574 hits, 555 homers, 1,831 RBIs and 1,544 runs... Manny was an All-Star in 1995 and every year from 1998-2008, was the 2004 World Series MVP, won nine Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, led the American League in batting in 2002, led the AL in homers in 2004 and led the AL in RBIs in 1999... he was inducted into both the Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox Halls of Fame
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