Manny and Lugo help their communities

It’s time for spring training, so that can only mean one thing: Manny Ramirez has a car for sale.

Manny donated his custom-built 1967 Lincoln Continental convertible to Boston’s Franciscan Hospital for Children. The hospital has listed the car on Ebay with a starting bid of $30,000. All of the proceeds will directly benefit the hospital.

Of his donation, Ramirez said, “I don’t do it for my legacy. I don’t care about that. My legacy is going to be there until I play. I do it from the bottom of my heart ... If I do something, I do it because I wanted to do it. I’m not doing it for my reputation or image.”

Julio Lugo is also helping a good cause.

He spent his Saturday distributing medicines and vitamins to victims of a tropical storm in his native city of Barahona in the Dominican Republic.

His effort is part of Major League Baseball’s Player’s Trust, which donated $40,000 to the cause.

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