Former White Sox SS Alexei Ramirez one-ups Moncada's Twinkies diet
Yoan Moncada may have originated the Twinkies diet, but his fascination with the cream-filled snack cake isn't the strangest nutritional choice that Chicago White Sox senior vice president and general manager Rick Hahn has seen a player make.
Weeks after Moncada's agent revealed in an ESPN profile that his client has sometimes eaten 85 Twinkies in a week, Hahn said former White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez had the young prospect beat in his rookie year.
"When we had (Ramirez's) debut in Cleveland, his major-league debut, he pregamed with two Krispy Kremes with mayonnaise in between," Hahn told MLB.com's Scott Merkin on Monday. "He put them together and enjoyed that for his pregame meal. So we're not unaccustomed to the transition in his diet."
Ramirez spent eight years with the White Sox from 2008-15, last playing for the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays in 2016.
He has yet to find work this season after hitting .270/.307/.392 with 115 home runs and 590 RBIs during his nine-year career. With more than $41 million in career earnings, however, he presumably has enough in the bank in case he gets a craving for another Krispy Kreme sandwich.