The Celtics got underway in the NBA preseason on Tuesday night, losing to the 76ers, 108-99.
Several new players made their (preseason) Boston debuts, including veteran free agent signing Jeff Teague as well as rookies Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard.
Manny Ramirez’s latest baseball adventure: Nearly a decade after last appearing in Major League Baseball, former Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez is still pursuing a career as a player in the sport.
Now 48, Ramirez’s latest attempt to keep playing professionally is in Australia. Though his star status may have dimmed slightly — as was notably demonstrated in a recent viral TikTok — the MVP of the 2004 World Series was praised by the manager of the Sydney Blue Sox (who Ramirez will play for this season).