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A closer look at new Red Sox player Hanley Ramirez

Hanley Ramirez scored 64 runs last season.Ben Margot/AP

Hanley Ramirez is no stranger to the Red Sox organization.

His deal Monday brings him back to the team that first signed him as an international free agent a little more than 14 years ago and the team he made his first Major League appearance with on Sept. 20, 2005.

Here’s what the 30-year-old shortstop has been up to since:

■ He’s had stints with the Florida/Miami Marlins (2006-12) and L.A. Dodgers (2012-14).

■ Ramirez, along with Anibal Sanchez, was traded to the Florida Marlins in late 2005 for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Guillermo Mota.

■ His first full season in the majors was 2006, when he led all rookies with 185 hits — including 11 triples — 119 runs, and 51 stolen bases.

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■ In 2008, he signed the most lucrative contract in Marlins’ history, a six-year extension worth $70 million.

During an up-and-down outing against the Diamondbacks in May 2010, manager Fredi Gonzalez took Ramirez out of the game. Ramirez was benched the next game, and the two continued to feud. Gonzalez was later fired.

■ The Marlins traded Ramirez to the Dodgers on July 25, 2012. The first time he put on a Dodgers’ uniform, he hit a triple in his first at-bat.

■ He finished the 2013 season having played in just 83 games, batted .345 with 105 hits, 20 home runs and 57 RBIs.

■ Last season, his batting average dropped to .283 with just 13 home runs, though his RBIs increased to 71.

Career milestones

First home run: April 18, 2006, off the Reds’ Eric Milton. His second career homer came in the same game against the Reds, off Mike Burns in the seventh inning.

First walkoff home run: Aug. 2, 2014, against the Cubs. It came in the 12th inning off Blake Parker.

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First grand slam: April 6, 2009, in the season opener against the Nationals.

All-Star games: 2008, 2009, 2010

NL batting titles: 2009 (.342)

Silver Slugger Award (at shortstop): 2009

Last season, Hanley Ramirez played in 128 games for the Dodgers.Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

Injuries

■ Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Oct. 3, 2007 to repair torn labrum tissue after dislocating it July 22 against the Reds.

Re-injured his left shoulder Aug. 2, 2011, while trying to make a diving catch against the Mets.

He missed the rest of the season, and had surgery again in the offseason.

Tore a ligament in his thumb in the 2013 World Baseball Classic championship game against Puerto Rico. Had surgery and missed the first two months of the season for the Dodgers.

Pulled his hamstring May 3 — his third appearance of the 2013 season — and was put on the disabled list. Returned June 4.

■ Suffered a slew of injuries in the 2014 season, including his right shoulder, a hand, a finger, a thumb, and a calf. He didn’t play in 34 games over the course of the season.

Major League stats

Year Team AB R H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
2005 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2006 FLA 633 119 185 17 59 56 128 0.292 0.353 0.48 0.833
2007 FLA 639 125 212 29 81 52 95 0.332 0.386 0.562 0.948
2008 FLA 589 125 177 33 67 92 122 0.301 0.4 0.54 0.94
2009 FLA 576 101 197 24 106 61 101 0.342 0.41 0.543 0.954
2010 FLA 543 92 163 21 76 64 93 0.3 0.378 0.475 0.853
2011 FLA 338 55 82 10 45 44 66 0.243 0.333 0.379 0.712
2012 TOT 604 79 155 24 92 54 132 0.257 0.322 0.437 0.759
2012 MIA 353 49 87 14 48 37 72 0.246 0.322 0.428 0.749
2012 LAD 251 30 68 10 44 17 60 0.271 0.324 0.45 0.774
2013 LAD 304 62 105 20 57 27 52 0.345 0.402 0.638 1.04
2014 LAD 449 64 127 13 71 56 84 0.283 0.369 0.448 0.817
Total 4677 822 1403 191 654 506 875 0.3 0.373 0.5 0.873
162 Game Avg. 620 109 186 25 87 67 116 0.3 0.373 0.5 0.873

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