FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Manny Ramirez, who received permission from the Red Sox yesterday to report late to spring training for family reasons, won't attend a car auction in Atlantic City on Saturday as he had planned.

Louise Cunningham, who works for G. Potter King, the Berlin, N.J., car dealer promoting the auction, said yesterday that Ramirez was still expected at the event, although he had been given permission to report to Red Sox camp late because of his mother's illness.

“All we know, he’s coming at noon on Saturday, nothing else,” she said.

Ramirez is a collector of classic cars.