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Remember when David Ortiz lost his cool in the Red Sox dugout during a game against the Orioles, which led to a confrontation with Dustin Pedroia, a splintered bat and a smashed dugout phone? Well, Big Papi received one of those keepsakes Thursday night in a pregame ceremony at Camden Yards before his final regular-season game against the Orioles. Our gift to David Ortiz, the exact authenticated visiting dugout phone he smashed on July 27, 2013. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/QygTYmW13m The Orioles also presented a $10,000 check to The World Pediatric Project in Ortiz’s name to help critically ill children in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz's native country. Thursday night, Red Sox DH David Ortiz will play his final regular season game at Camden Yards.

The two teams could still meet in the postseason, of course, but that's far from a guarantee at this point. Like every other team this season, the Orioles honored Big Papi prior to Thursday's game with a video montage and some gifts. The showed a video of Ortiz hitting home runs against the Yankees so both O's and Red Sox fans at Camden Yards could enjoy. The O's also gave Ortiz two gifts. First, they donated $10,000 in his name to a charity that helps critically ill children in the Dominican Republic. Secondly, they gave him the bullpen phone he smashed in 2013.

Check it out: Our gift to David Ortiz, the exact authenticated visiting dugout phone he smashed on July 27, 2013. #Birdlandpic.twitter.com/QygTYmW13m I'm sure you're familiar with the tirade that destroyed that bullpen phone, but, if not, here's the video of Ortiz taking out some frustration on the phone three years ago: BOSTON, MA - JULY 29: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox sits in the dugout before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays inning at Fenway Park on July 29, 2013 in... According to reports, Major League Baseball has decided not to suspend David Ortiz for his tantrum July 27, in Baltimore when he destroyed a bull pen phone in the dugout.

(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) Remember July 27, 2013? Red Sox DH David Ortiz was ejected after arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Tim Timmons. Ortiz angrily smashed his bat against the dugout phone in the visitors’ dugout, then came back onto the field to shout at Timmons while being held back by manager John Farrell and two of... Dustin Pedroia and Shane Victorino tried to get Big Papi to calm down, but to no avail. With Ortiz’s retirement tour nearly complete, the Orioles decided to honor the veteran slugger with...

that smashed bullpen phone. Behold: Our gift to David Ortiz, the exact authenticated visiting dugout phone he smashed on July 27, 2013. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/QygTYmW13m The Orioles also honored Ortiz on the field prior to Thursday’s game. As the Orioles’ Twitter noted, the organization considered showing a video having fun at Ortiz’s expense, highlighting his 29 at-bats against lefty Brian Matusz in which Ortiz has only four hits.

They instead showed a highlight reel of Ortiz hitting home runs against the Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles found the perfect retirement gift for David Ortiz. They gave him the exact bullpen phone that he obliterated on July 27, 2013. The Orioles also noted that they donated $10,000 in Ortiz's name to a charity that helps critically ill children in the Dominican Republic. This gift is similar to the one given to Big Papi by the Twins -- both are funny. They gave Ortiz a personalized jar of peanut butter in memory of the peanut butter prank his former Twins teammates pulled on him.

Ortiz's final season has been full of lots of laughs -- before and during games -- and the pregame retirement ceremonies have been wonderful. [wibbitz id="b02ea283bf9334a2088683e3f1d25df39" autoplay="false"] Three years ago, Ortiz destroyed a phone in the visitor’s dugout at Camden Yards. The Orioles saved the phone and gave it to him as a farewell present. For Orioles fans, the most memorable of the moments of the career of David Ortiz is surely the time he vandalized the visiting dugout at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in the middle of... Prior to Thursday’s series finale against the Red Sox, which will be the last time Ortiz plays in Camden Yards in the regular season (you never know about the playoffs), the Orioles took their...

As Orioles broadcaster Jim Hunter listed Ortiz’s career accomplishments, he also made mention of the dominance of Ortiz at the hands of former Oriole Brian Matusz. The O’s then showed a little Ortiz highlight package consisting entirely of Ortiz hitting home runs against the Yankees, perhaps hoping for a little compromise between the O’s and Red Sox fans in attendance. Then, because they had to - really, they HAD to - they played the video clip of Ortiz’s dugout phone destruction, and, for the kicker, brought out Adam Jones bearing the very same phone... The Orioles played great hosts on Thursday night to the Red Sox. Just ask David Ortiz. As part of their pregame tribute to Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz ahead of his final game at Camden Yards, the Orioles tried to strike a fun tone by evoking their common...

The ceremony, which began with reference to Ortiz’s 55 home runs against the Orioles over his career, featured a video package and gifts, much like many of his others at the league’s other ballparks. The Orioles, though, centered their video package on something both the large contingent of Red Sox fans and the typical home crowd could support — all the home runs Ortiz hit against the New... Ortiz smiled through that one, but didn’t seem amused with the second video package — a full clip of him smashing a dugout phone following a strikeout on July 27, 2013 at Camden Yards. Ortiz didn’t turn and watch the video, though smiled when Orioles center fielder Adam Jones trotted out of the dugout with the remains of that phone mounted on a plaque and authenticated, to present... Additionally, emcee Jim Hunter announced a $10,000 donation in the name of Ortiz to the World Pediatric Project, which helps critically ill children in the Dominican Republic. Prior to the beginning of David Ortiz' final regular-season game at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, the retiring Boston Red Sox slugger got a gift from the host club that he...

Adam Jones presented Big Papi with the dugout phone he destroyed during a July 27, 2013 contest between the two clubs. One of @davidortiz's closest friends presented him with the very same phone he destroyed 3 years ago! ☎#ThanksPapi pic.twitter.com/WzWZmgclw1 Our gift to David Ortiz, the exact authenticated visiting dugout phone he smashed on July 27, 2013. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/QygTYmW13m Ortiz didn't look overjoyed to relive the memory as it played on the big screen, but he did accept the gift with a smile as the Orioles announced a $10,000 charitable donation in his...

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