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Sox honor Papi for off-the-field contributions
- Updated: October 1, 2016
BOSTON — The Red Sox began David Ortiz’s weekend-long celebration at Fenway Park by recognizing the slugger for the heart he has demonstrated off the field throughout his career prior to Friday’s game against the Blue Jays.
In a poignant touch, many of the children from the Dominican Republic and Boston who had open-heart surgery with the funding of the David Ortiz’s Children’s Fund were on the field for the ceremony.
Ortiz greeted each one them individually with a handshake.
Joaquin Maldonado Mendoza, a 15-year-old boy from the Dominican Republic who is healthy following heart surgery, threw the first pitch to Ortiz. He was accompanied on the mound by Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of baseball’s most famous humanitarian.
Ortiz, the beloved designated hitter for the Red Sox since 2003, was presented with a portrait of him hitting at Fenway Park drawn by renowned lithograph artist Peter Max.
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