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Teary Eyed David Ortiz Salutes Crowd At Fenway Park Following Final Ga

Bonisiwe Shabane
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David Ortiz saluted fans at Fenway Park following the conclusion of his final career game. After the Red Sox fell on Monday, 4–3, and were swept in the ALDS at the hands of the Indians, Ortiz walked around the field and lifted his cap toward the fans. The slugger drove in one of Boston’s three runs on a sacrifice fly earlier in the game. He finished his final postseason series 1 for 9 with a double, two walks and an RBI. Ortiz was lifted from the game in the eighth inning after walking to represent the tying run, to a “PA-PI!” chant. The Red Sox honored Ortiz with a ceremony before his final regular season game just over a week ago.

Teammates from each of Ortiz’s three World Series championship teams were present, including Manny Ramirez and Pedro Martinez, as was the president of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina. It's hard to believe, but David Ortiz will never play in a MLB game again. After the Cleveland Indians swept the Boston Red Sox in three games in the American League Division Series, the curtain was brought down on Boston's impressive season, but, most importantly, Ortiz's storied playing career. Following Boston's 4-3 loss Monday night, Ortiz - uncharacteristically in tears - returned to the field at Fenway Park to salute the booming crowd at the stadium who chanted the slugger's name even as... "When I walked to the mound, I realized that it was over," Ortiz told reporters. "It was pretty much probably the last time as a player walking in front of a crowd.

And the emotion came back out again." BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz stole the show from himself. On the opening night of a three-day celebration of his career, Ortiz hit a game-deciding homer to lead the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over Toronto on Friday night and overshadow the pregame... “You expect it,” second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. “In this game it’s so tough to do, and he makes it look easy.” Ortiz had an RBI single in the first inning, rewarding the rain-soaked crowd that rose to its feet chanting “Papi!” In his next at-bat, after another standing ovation, Ortiz lined the ball off Marco...

In the fifth, with a runner on second, he hit a hard liner that right fielder Jose Bautista was able to chase down before it went over his head. In retrospect, David Ortiz's final season was more about him than the team. It's not because he demanded the spotlight, but because the team and fans bathed him in it. Even down to a bitter end of a disappointing playoff run, fans stood in applause. They knew they had witnessed the end of arguably the most special sports career of their lifetime. It wasn't about the season being over.

It was about the Big Papi era coming to a close. It's clear fans couldn't give enough love to Ortiz down the stretch. You get the sense that if Red Sox Nation had to choose between the monster final season from Big Papi or the American League East championship, they would have chosen the former. Ortiz's legendary career came to an end Monday night at Fenway Park, the same field where he became part of baseball lore and took his place among the giants of the game. His last plate appearance was a four-pitch walk. He seemed to have little interest strolling down to first without one punctuating swing.

The Red Sox posted video of an emotional Ortiz waving goodbye to the Fenway Faithful, more concerned with celebrating him one last time than mourning a season's end.

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