Manny Ramirez headed to Taiwan

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With no big-league teams seeking his services, Manny Ramirez is off to Taiwan, and according to CBSSports.com, will arrive Monday and sign to play with the EDA Rhinos.

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Ramirez's agent, Barry Praver, confirmed the player had an agreement in place to join the China Professional Baseball League team, the report said.

Ramirez said last month if he didn't have a job in Major League Baseball by Thursday he would play for the Rhinos, who begin their regular season next Sunday.

Ramirez didn't provide financial details of his agreement, but a good foreign player usually earns about $12,000 per month in Taiwan.

To increase his chances of landing an MLB job, the 12-time All-Star played winter ball in the Dominican Republic for the first time in 18 years. He hit .298 with eight home runs, 27 RBIs and 21 runs in 181 at-bats with Aguilas Cibaenas.

Ramirez, 40, batted .312 with 555 homers and 1,831 RBIs in 19 MLB seasons before retiring from baseball in April 2011 after committing a second violation of MLB's drug policy.

Last year he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland A's and served a 50-game penalty in Triple-A, but he became a free agent after Oakland didn't call him up to the majors midseason.

Information from ESPNdeportes.com's Enrique Rojas was used in this report.

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