( CNN ) -- All-star slugger Manny Ramirez has been arrested in southern Florida on one charge stemming from a domestic dispute , officials said Monday . The former Boston Red Sox star was arrested at a residence on one charge of touch/strike battery , the Broward County Sheriff 's Office said in a statement . Ramirez , who hit 555 career home runs , announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in April , rather than continue with the league 's drug prevention and treatment program . He was suspended in 2009 for 50 games after violating the league 's drug policy . Ramirez is 39 .
He is detained at a residence in connection to a domestic dispute . He announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in July .