Manny Ramirez's journey toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame has run its course.
The all-time great right-handed hitter has come up short.
Ramirez was in his 10th and final year on the ballot, and when this year's voting results were released on Tuesday, he had 38.8% of the vote, only about half of the needed 75% needed for election.
That sends Ramirez off the ballot and out of the baseball picture, at least until a committee potentially raises his name for a vote sometime down the road.
It's a bummer of an ending for Ramirez.
He wrote this story for himself when he twice was suspended for performance-enhancing drugs, first 50 games with the Dodgers in 2009 and then 100 games with the Rays in 2011 (when he chose to retire rather than serve the suspension).
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At his peak, Ramirez was an absolute legendary hitter for Cleveland and Boston.
He finished his career with 555 home runs, 1,831 RBI, a.312 batting average and a.996 OPS.
His 1999 season with Cleveland included 44 home runs, 165 RBI and an absurd 1.105 OPS.
He helped Boston end its World Series curse.
Ramirez also holds MLB postseason records for home runs (29) and RBI (78).
In the 2004 postseason, he won World Series MVP, and for the entire playoffs, he had a 1.086 OPS.
Ramirez made 12 All-Star teams, too.
There have been few better pure hitters in the history of baseball, but he won't have a plaque in the Hall of Fame.
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