Hanley Ramirez never believed he had the faith of the entire Red Sox [team stats] organization when he was the team's No. 1 prospect four years ago.

And those doubts -- real or imagined -- still drive him.

When Ramirez steps to the plate in the first inning tonight, it will mark his first at-bat at Fenway Park [map] since the 2005 trade that altered the course of two franchises.