"Manny Ramirez's career appeared to end in disgrace in April when he retired from the Rays in the face of a 100-game suspension for a second failed drug test.

But as baseball's winter meetings get under way today, Ramirez is making a bid to get back in the game, filing for reinstatement under a negotiated deal that would reduce his ban to 50 games.

The Rays are not expected to be interested this time around.

Ramirez, 39, hit just .059 (1-for-17) in five games for the Rays before the news broke, and his departure caused what appeared to be a major void in their lineup, coming a few days after 3B Evan Longoria was injured."