Report: David Ortiz Retiring After Next Season
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Red Sox slugger, postseason hero, salsa entrepreneur, straw soloist, unwitting Boston 2024 board member, unofficial Fallout 4 character, and destroyer of dugout phones David Ortiz will retire after the 2016 season, Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday afternoon.
Sources: David Ortiz will retire at end of 2016 season.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 17, 2015
Ortiz, who turns 40 on Wednesday, helped bring three World Series titles to Boston in 2004, 2007, and 2013. The designated hitter has one year and $16 million remaining on his contract, providing him one last chance to ride into the October sunset a champion.
And while reaching the 500 home-run mark as Ortiz did last season (one of the campaign’s few bright spots) is no small feat, Big Papi won’t necessarily be a shoo-in for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Given his postseason heroics and punishing presence at the plate, that’s just ridiculous.
