Dodgers News: Former Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez’s son making his own noise on the world stage
Lucas Ramirez: The Manny Ramirez Son WBC Story You Need to Watch
HOUSTON, TX– “Let Lucas be Lucas?”
For Dodgers fans of a certain age, the Ramirez name still conjures up a wealth of emotions. Manny Ramirez arrived in Los Angeles at the 2008 trade deadline and turned the middle of the order into a full-on event. In 223 games as a Dodger, he hit .322 with 44 home runs, 156 RBI, and a 1.012 OPS, and that first 2008 stretch was even louder, sparking the whole “Mannywood” era that gave Dodger Stadium a different kind of energy.
Granted, it was weird sometimes extremely frustrating energy, but energy nevertheless.
Lucas is carrying the torch
Now the name is back in the spotlight for a new generation. Lucas Ramirez, Manny’s 20-year-old son, is making headlines with Brazil in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, and he is doing it with the kind of power that immediately gets people talking. He homered twice against Team USA in Houston, including a leadoff shot off the Giants’ Logan Webb, and earlier in the week he also took the Rangers’ Jacob deGrom deep in an exhibition game. That is a serious introduction, even in a tournament full of established stars.
What gives this story an extra Southern California twist is where Lucas is headed when the tournament ends. He is an Angels prospect, selected in the 17th round of the 2024 draft, and he spent last season in Class A ball, batting .266 with three home runs, 30 RBI, and six steals. So yes, the son of one of the most memorable midseason additions in Dodgers history is now developing with the crosstown club. That makes the whole thing a little strange from a Dodgers point of view, but it also makes it fun. Baseball in this town has always loved its family lines and its weird little echoes.
Honoring Mom
Lucas is not a copy of his father, either, and that is part of what makes him interesting. Manny was one of the great right-handed sluggers of his era. Lucas bats left-handed, something Manny apparently pushed from the time he was young because he knew a lefty hitter would see plenty of right-handed pitching. Lucas also chose to represent Brazil because his mother, Juliana, is from São Paulo. He has spoken about how much it means to represent her country, and that gives the story a deeper identity than simple baseball bloodlines. And, let’s face it, it’s a whole lot easier to make the Brazilian WBC team than to crack the lineup on that stacked Dominican roster.
There is even a nice number twist in all of this. Lucas wears No. 24 for Brazil in honor of his dad, though Dodgers fans remember that Manny could not wear 24 in Los Angeles because it was retired for Walter Alston, so he became No. 99 during his Dodger run. That little detail says a lot about how this story lands in L.A. Lucas is carrying his father’s name and honoring his father’s number, but his baseball path already looks different.
From Angel Prospect to the National Spotlight in an Instant
And really, that is the Dodgers angle that makes this worth watching. Manny Ramirez’s time in Los Angeles was brief compared to some franchise legends, but it was unforgettable. He gave Dodger fans one of those stretches that still comes up in conversations years later. Now his son is stepping onto an international stage, launching balls over the wall, and showing that the bat speed in that family is still very real. He may be doing it for Brazil and he may belong to the Angels system, but Dodgers fans know exactly why people are paying attention. The surname already means something around Chavez Ravine. Lucas is starting to make sure it means something in his own way, too.
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