MAD MANNY RAMIREZ DENIES BEATING HIS WIFE

FORMER baseball legend and all round basket case Manny Ramirez has pleaded not guilty to a domestic battery charge involving his wife.
As we reported here, the 12-time All Star,  is accused of slapping his wife Juliana and causing her to hit her head on the bed's headboard.  
At the time she told deputies she was afraid the situation would escalate.
Ramirez however denied striking her, telling a deputy he had grabbed her but she hit her head after he shrugged her.
Juliana had minor injuries, which included swelling on the side of her face and a contusion on the back of her head.
Ramirez, who The Broward State Attorney's office formally charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and battery, did not appear at the hearing and his attorney filed the written plea ahead of Friday's scheduled arraignment.
He is free on $2,500 bail.