Source: A’s agree to deal with Manny

Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez warms up prior to a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/ Matt McClain)

The Oakland Athletics have signed Manny Ramirez to a minor-league deal for $500,000, according to a source. That is slightly more than the league minimum of $480,000.

The 39-year-old slugger must serve a 50-game suspension without pay for violating baseball’s drug policy for the second time. With no rainouts, the first game Ramirez would be eligible to play is June 2 at Kansas City.

It is not known if the slugger’s salary will be pro-rated to account for his 50-game suspension.

Ramirez will travel from to Arizona to undergo a physical before joining Oakland’s spring training camp for full-squad workouts starting Feb. 25.

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