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Manny at home again with BoSox

Coming off the bench and out of a two-game exile, the only World Series MVP the franchise has ever known singled in the game-winning run to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday, thrilling a crowd that wondered whether it had seen the last of him.

On Wednesday, Ramirez declined to give up a scheduled day off when the team was short-handed and needed him to play. Although Red Sox management and Ramirez now claim it was all because of a simple misunderstanding, the fans at Fenway Park let Ramirez hear it with their chorus of boos on Friday night.

Ramirez sat out the game on Saturday night, but when he came onto the field for the post-game handshake, a section of the crowd broke into a brief "Manny! Manny!" chant. On Sunday, his appearance in the on-deck circle sent the crowd into a near frenzy.

"Forget about the trade. This is the place I want to be," Ramirez said. "They want to win. I want to win, too. I`m back."