Ramirez makes comeback in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: Drug-tainted Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was welcomed back to baseball on Tuesday in his comeback via the minor leagues.

Ramirez, easing back into playing shape after a 50-game drug suspension, suited up for the Albuquerque Isotopes as they beat the Nashville Sounds 1-0.

He played four innings and was hitless in two at-bats. The capacity crowd of 15,321 was the largest in Albuquerque's baseball history.