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- Updated: December 8, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Though David Ortiz playfully hinted on Instagram Tuesday night that Boston’s acquisition of Chris Sale could change his mind about retirement, the Red Sox don’t expect Big Papi to come back.
And even if Ortiz did have a stunning reversal of plans, he wouldn’t be permitted to play until June.
Because Ortiz submitted his retirement papers, he is mandated to stay on the voluntary retirement list for the first 60 days of the regular season.
Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who has a solid relationship with Ortiz, hasn’t heard from him since Sale was …
