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Manny Ramirez received 1,000,000 yen for being named MVP of this year's season opener in Tokyo (above); now he's collecting $10,000 of his own from the state of Massachusetts

BOSTON -- You can take Manny Ramirez's name off the list of the famous and not-so-famous who have abandoned property with the state of Massachusetts.

An agent for the Red Sox slugger has completed the process with the state Treasury to claim a $10,000 check that had languished after being written by the Reebok Corp.

The left-fielder also will get back an additional $49.56 in interest in accordance with state rules for vendor payments that go unclaimed and are turned over to the state.

Ramirez joined Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and others on a February list of those with unclaimed property.

Treasurer Timothy Cahill said in a statement Tuesday that his department wants to return unclaimed money regardless of the owner's name or public stature.

-- ASSOCIATED PRESS

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