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Fri, Oct 28th 2011, 14:41

Hanley in line to remain at short

Hanley Ramirez has been one of the top shortstops in the big leagues for six years, and the Marlins have no intention of changing his status.

On Thursday, Marlins president David Samson put to rest speculation that the team is weighing whether to move Ramirez to another position.

“There has been no conversations with that,” Samson said. “I suppose if we sign a free-agent first baseman who would only sign with us if he could play shortstop, I guess that is the conversation we’d have with all of our players.

“But Hanley is our starting shortstop.”

Questions about where Ramirez may play started last week when manager Ozzie Guillen opened the door for a possible switch.

During the World Series, Guillen has been an…

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Wed, Sep 14th 2011, 15:17

Hanley to undergo shoulder surgery

The impact of being without Hanley Ramirez has hurt the Marlins for much of the second half.

On Thursday, the Marlins will have a better idea of how long their three-time All-Star shortstop will need to get back on the field.

Ramirez is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder Thursday, with the procedure being performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.

Ramirez went on the disabled list on Aug. 10, retroactive to Aug. 2, after he injured his shoulder while making a diving attempt to catch a ball against the Mets at Citi Field.

The Marlins had battled back from 11 games below .500 to be 55-55 when Ramirez went down.

Ramirez is hopeful to be ready for Opening Day in 2012.

“With…

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Tue, Sep 6th 2011, 09:37

Hanley to have CT scan on left shoulder

Before Hanley Ramirez undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery, the Marlins shortstop will first have a CT scan to get a better indication of the severity of the injury.

No surgery date has been set, and the CT scan is expected in the next few days.

The hope is the three-time All-Star will be ready for Opening Day. But an accurate recovery timetable won’t be known until the surgery on his left shoulder is completed.

“We don’t know yet,” said Ramirez on how quickly he will be back on the field. “We’ve got to do that test first. After that test, they’re going to decide what to do, what type of surgery.”

Ramirez had surgery on the same shoulder after the 2007 season. The procedure was…

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Sun, Aug 28th 2011, 17:45

Hanley eyes Wednesday return

Hanley Ramirez has his sights on returning to the Marlins on Wednesday, and to the same place where he got injured earlier this month.

The three-time All-Star sprained his left shoulder trying to make a diving, over-the-shoulder catch in shallow left field Aug. 2 against the Mets at Citi Field, and came out of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Ramirez was initially listed as day-to-day, but went on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 10 when he had yet to make much progress.

The left shoulder is the same one on which Ramirez had arthroscopic surgery after the 2007 season in order to repair torn labrum tissue.

“It was bad because that’s the first time it came out after the…

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Wed, Aug 10th 2011, 23:09

Marlins Place Hanley on the DL

MIAMI — After losing to the Braves, 6-2, on Wednesday night, the Marlins announced they also will be without Hanley Ramirez for a while.

Ramirez was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 3, with a sprained left shoulder. The earliest the 27-year-old shortstop can be reinstated is Aug. 18, when the team is at San Diego.

“Hopefully Hanley will be back on Aug. 18,” manager Jack McKeon said.

Ramirez has now been on the DL twice this year, with the first coming on June 6 with a left back strain.

The Marlins made a couple of roster moves following Wednesday’s game.

Brad Hand was optioned to Double-A Jacksonville, and Chris Volstad was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. Volstad will fill Hand’s rotation…

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