Highlights From The David Ortiz Ceremonies Over The Weekend (PICS & VIDEOS)
David Ortiz played the final regular season series of his career this past weekend at Fenway. Before all three games of the series, the Red Sox put together a ceremony to honor Papi and everything he’s meant to the Red Sox, the game of baseball, the Dominican Republic, and the city of Boston.
From hitting the eventual game-winning homer on Friday night to being honored by other Boston sports figures and former teammates to greeting children who have had open-heart surgery thanks to his foundation, to having a street and a bridge named after him and catching the first pitch from the president of the Dominican Republic, Papi and the rest of Red Sox Nation had a pretty memorable weekend.
Oh yeah, he also received word that his number will be retired next year.
Here are the best moments of David Ortiz’s farewell weekend, starting with Kevin Spacey narrating Rudyard Kipling’s “If” over tear-jerking, slow motion visuals of Papi’s best moments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV1Br4Wc2ho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JO7Sb6ShfE
.@davidortiz steps out and the crowd goes WILD! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/FzNtAkIv1v
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 30, 2016
.@davidortiz, creating magic until the very end. #ThanksPapi https://t.co/gC1ej6wp5i pic.twitter.com/u4ccxJOaDT
— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2016
#Squad #CsUp pic.twitter.com/j5uAztTIgo
— Jack Bardsley (@bb4jbards) October 1, 2016
Bobby Orr at Fenway to celebrate David Ortiz tonight. He was joined by Bruins players and alumni, Patriots alumni, and this year's Celtics. pic.twitter.com/WdVj3gDhmL
— WEEIprovidence (@1037WEEIFM) October 2, 2016
Not his first presidential selfie. ???? pic.twitter.com/0cbejTRufP
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 2, 2016
"I want to thank all of you, the fans." –@davidortiz https://t.co/toomnJg5vL
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 2, 2016
So much clutch in one tweet. #ThanksPapi pic.twitter.com/2sYmzsaE1j
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/CelticsNewsNBA/status/782389149366116352
Ultimate squad turning out for @davidortiz! #ThanksPapi pic.twitter.com/yQpPVUuc7L
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 2, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxL2MLuTX80
And here are the ones from MLB.com which I unfortunately couldn’t embed:
Papi greeting children who had open-heart surgery thanks to the David Ortiz Children’s Fund
Thanking his family, teammates, and fans
Boston sports figures honoring Papi
Let’s get this guy another ring. Go Sox.
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