On Thursday, the Boston mayor's office declared that a street near Fenway Park will be renamed David Ortiz Drive.
It was the 250th career home run for Ramirez, a good friend of Ortiz who was also born in the Dominican Republic.
"I said, 'He called me Dustin.' David then said, 'Why did he call you that?' I said, 'That's my name.' He goes, 'Is that right?'"
"My dad has been my biggest mentor", Ortiz said. "That happening to me today, it's a super honor to be up there hanging with those guys".
"Definitely, definitely, definitely", he said. "I'm not going to lie to you, like, when I saw them coming toward me, I thought about Kirby".
The homers helped provide a nice cushion for Rick Porcello (4-9), who gave up four runs and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory. The 28-year-old Nicaraguan has failed to pitch more than five frames in three outings during that stretch after logging at least six innings in each of his five May turns (2-1, 2.67).
The Red Sox will retire Ortiz's number Friday night before their game against the Los Angeles Angels. "A couple of pitches that cut his night short, but he was crisp throughout". The right-hander stayed on and pitched a scoreless eighth.
"We continued to fight right to the end", Farrell said.
The umpires then met for a minute or so and allowed the run.
John Farrell has his first ejection of the season.
The Red Sox have become well known for their ceremonies, for their pull-out-all-the-stops approach to pomp.
"It's unacceptable", he said.
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Martinez said while Ortiz is "Big Papi", he felt like grandpa while watching Ortiz being honored. Ortiz's No. 34 will be retired in a ce.
Xander Bogaerts has taken on a starring role in the middle of the lineup following the retirement of David Ortiz, and he finds himself in the midst of a stretch that would make even "Big Papi" proud. "It made me feel like one of the important games we had where the fans wanted to be there from the very beginning and show love and support".
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And in the second inning on Saturday, this game wasn't going so well either. The gate, appropriately C34, is adorned with photos of Ortiz's top 10 Red Sox moments and his jersey.
Fister, meanwhile, is 3-3 with a 2.78 ERA in 12 career starts against the Angels.
He's expected to play third base at AAA Pawtucket and will provide depth with Pablo Sandoval dealing with an inner ear infection.
The Red Sox were seeking to add depth while Pablo Sandoval is dealing with an inner ear infection that sent him to the disabled list this week.
A three-time All-Star, Peralta batted.204 in 21 games this season.
Miami also announced agreements Friday with No. 36 overall pick Brian Miller ($1,888,800) and No. 51 pick Joe Dunand ($1.2 million).
The Los Angeles Angels come into this one looking to take the series after winning game two by a final score of 6-3, evening up the series at one win apiece.
The 31-year-old Gee was signed this week as a minor league free agent after Texas released him.
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