There’s this dude on the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League named Manny Ramirez. Apparently he used to play in the (North American) majors and was pretty good. Nowadays, however, he is content to dress up like the Hulk and run about 75-80 feet between bases before giving up completely.

As part of a teambuilding exercise, EDA Rhinos manager Hsu Sheng-ming had his squad preemptively celebrate Halloween on a recent road trip. So, to answer your question, no, Manny Ramirez doesn’t just go to the mall dressed like this. We think. More from his stint on the other side of the world after the jump.

Nearly a month ago, Manny Ramirez signed a short-term contract to play for the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan to little fanfare, because people gave up caring about what Manny Ramirez does a long time ago. But don’t tell that to the these Taiwanese announcers, who found a reason to scream “Manny Ramirez!” at the top of their lungs for the first time ever when Manny went Manny and hit a towering shot to dead center.

We give old people, those “from another generation” who grew up “in another time,” a lot of slack. Grandpa’s racism doesn’t hurt anybody, right? Here is that idea taken to its logical conclusion: When you don’t check old people’s crazy ideas, their imaginations run wild and soon you have 69-year-olds calling up the front office of the Sacramento River Cats and leaving unfortunate messages.

On Tuesday, Manny Ramirez was released from Fort Lauderdale’s Broward County Jail on $2,500 bond after being charged with slapping his wife in the face. He left the facility around noon, after having spent all night there, and was greeted by a barrage of questions from reporters. That led to some Manny moments, one of which was caught by cameras.

If there was anyone still clinging to the image of Manny Ramirez as a lovable offbeat wacky guy, safe to say this latest bit of news will probably relieve them of that notion. Yesterday, he was arrested at his Florida home and charged with battery after a domestic dispute with his wife. It hasn’t been a banner year for Ramirez, and this is the least encouraging development yet.

From “Lambert Field” to “Manny Ortiz,” Massachusetts senator John Kerry can now add “Tim O’Brien” to his list of sports flubs.

Manny Ramirez, the nine-time Silver Slugger and one of only 25 players to have hit 500 home runs, has suddenly retired. Not surprisingly, this has caused some speculation.

Seeing the best third starter in baseball on the ground is not how Phillies fans wanted to spend this spring afternoon.

The Tampa Bay Rays officially announced the signings of Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon today. From the looks of it, the two are happy to be back together.