Manny Ramirez 'El Maniaco' has retired

Just in: Manny Ramirez has retired.

After five games with the Tampa Bay Rays, Ramirez decides to hang up the cleats.

In the short sting with the Rays, he had 17 at bats to go along with one hit and one RBI.

Ramirez, 39, came off a productive spring training as he seemed to be determine to be fitted for the opening season and have a quality season.

He comes off a bad 2010 season where he battled injuries and was dumped by the Los Angeles Dodgers and picked up by the Chicago White Sox for the remainder of the season.

Tampa Bay Rays falling off

What happen to the Tampa Bay Ray? A team that was expected to reach the World Series, is now one game from making a quick exit from the Major League Baseball postseason.

The Rays won the must difficult division in baseball, the American League East, with a 96-66 record and one game better than the New York Yankees. The division includes the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue jays.

The team had the home-court advantage entering its division series with the Texas Rangers.

In the first two games of the series, the Rays have lost the first two games in Tampa Bay. Yesterday the Rangers won 5-1, and today they won 6-0.

The Rays have only scored one run against the Rangers' starting pitchers Cliff Lee and C.J. Wilson.

The series now shifts to Texas where the Rangers have a chance to end the series on their home field.