CLEVELAND - He may be the gentlest soul in baseball, and to this day he remains a trusted friend of Manny Ramírez's. They will almost certainly embrace at some point before tonight's Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and Indians, and it's not likely to be the only time they do so this week. (Full article: 1517 words)

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