Ramón Mañón Reyes (born January 20, 1968) is a former

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. He appeared in one game in

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for the Texas Rangers in . Mañón was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the

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in . After several seasons in their farm system, he was selected by the Rangers in the Rule 5 draft after the 1989 season. After appearing in just one game, the Rangers chose not to keep him, and returned him to the Yankees on April 30, 1990. Mañón remained in the Yankees organization until the end of the

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, when he became a free agent. He signed with the

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, and pitched for their Double-A farm club, the

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in . After sitting out the 1994 season, Mañón played for the Minnesota Skeeters of the short-lived

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in .

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