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Big Papi primed for one last postseason run
- Updated: October 3, 2016
BOSTON — His final regular season in the books, David Ortiz is now ready to tackle his favorite season — the one that he built much of his legend on.
The postseason is where Ortiz has helped lift the Red Sox to their first three World Series championships since 1918.
And as far back as when Ortiz announced his pending retirement on his 40th birthday last November, he eyed one last glorious October run.
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Though Ortiz is running out of room for the season-long collection of gifts, he still has plenty of room on his finger for a fourth ring.
The quest starts Thursday, when the Red Sox travel to Cleveland for Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
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“We have a couple of days off, and we already know we’re going to start the playoffs with Cleveland, so it’s good that everything is already done, so now we can go back to normal and I can go back to my routines once the playoffs kick in,” said …
