Boston Red Sox All-Star and 2004 World Series Most Valuable Player Manny Ramirez has been selected as the spokesman and cover athlete for MVP BASEBALL 2005, scheduled for release next spring under the ea sports brand. This has been an unbelievable year for me and being selected as the cover athlete for MVP BASEBALL 2005 is a huge honor, said Ramirez. I’m very excited about working with EA and helping to make MVP BASEBALL 2005 a huge success.