David Ortiz
The David Ortiz Retirement Tour Embodies What’s Wrong with the Red Sox
Two years ago, David Ortiz said he wouldn’t go through a prolonged retirement tour like Mariano Rivera or Derek Jeter. The Red Sox are ensuring […]
Big Papi, Belichick Congratulate Claude Julien on Bruins Win Record
Boston icons salute Claude Julien on becoming #NHLBruins all-time coaching wins leader:https://t.co/7lkxtn3v6v — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 24, 2016 Bruins coach Claude Julien surpassed Art […]
President Barack Obama Praised David Ortiz’s Post-Marathon Speech
Five days after the Marathon Bombings, the Boston Red Sox played a home game at Fenway Park. Prior to the first pitch, David Ortiz took the […]
David Ortiz Says Bat-Flip Critics Should Shut up
Over the last several months, the bat flip has been at the center of baseball’s culture war between proponents of its stodgy unwritten rules and those […]
Casey Affleck and Seth Meyers Bond over Boston on Late Night
Casey Affleck’s late night tour for his new flick Triple 9 got off to an awkward start on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier […]
David Ortiz Wants a Standing Ovation from Yankees Fans This Season
When Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter played their final games at Fenway Park, Red Sox fans gave them rousing standing ovations. David Ortiz says he […]
David Ortiz Feels ‘So Bad’ for MLB Players Accused of Domestic Abuse
Women comprise a little more than half of Boston’s population. And given the Hub’s reputation as the greatest sports town in America, it isn’t a […]
David Price and David Ortiz Hate Each Other
Update (1:13 p.m.): David Ortiz told Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes Wednesday all of the problems he’s had with David Price are in the past. […]
Kenan Thompson’s ‘Big Papi’ Talks Retirement Plans on Weekend Update
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson brought back his “Big Papi” impression to Weekend Update following David Ortiz’s recent announcement that he’d be retiring after […]
Pedro Martinez, Mayor Walsh Talk David Ortiz’s Retirement Announcement
Pedro Martinez and Mayor Marty Walsh commented on David Ortiz’s retirement announcement at an event in Boston on Wednesday night, and like the rest of […]
David Ortiz Announces Retirement in Players’ Tribune Video on His 40th Birthday
One day after news broke that he would call it quits after the 2016 season, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz celebrated his 40th birthday […]
David Ortiz’s 10 Best Red Sox Moments
On January 22, 2003, former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein signed an oversized and underachieving first baseman from the Minnesota Twins to a one-year, $1.25 […]
Report: David Ortiz Retiring After Next Season
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 […]
David Ortiz Didn’t Know He Was on Boston 2024’s Board of Directors
In the twilight of the doomed bid to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Massachusetts, there seemed to be a routine of Boston 2024 organizers […]
David Ortiz’s 500 Home Runs Doesn’t Cement Hall of Fame Candidacy
David Ortiz is a superstar with an asterisk next to his name, no matter how unfair that may be. The greatest clutch hitter in Red […]