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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona denied a report that outfielder Manny Ramirez has requested a trade, while general manager Theo Epstein said he wouldn't respond to rumors, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday.

Ramirez has asked three times in four seasons to be traded, and the main reason is that he feels he has no privacy in Boston, Sports Illustrated reported.

Francona said he hasn't heard anything about Ramirez being unhappy, the newspaper reported. "He's happy enough to drive in about 90 runs," Francona said, the Globe reported.