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Big Papi narrowly misses out on first cycle
- Updated: May 22, 2016
BOSTON — In the final season of his illustrious 20-year career, David Ortiz has few things he’s yet to accomplish. In Sunday’s 5-2 win against the Indians, the Red Sox designated hitter nearly checked one more thing off that list.
With two outs in the eighth inning and the Red Sox leading by three, Ortiz strode to the plate a triple short of his first career cycle. He then proceeded to hit a laser into the triangle in center field, the most likely place at Fenway to hit a triple.
As luck would have it, the ball was hit so hard that it took one bounce and flew into the crowd for a ground-rule double.
“When I hit it, it wasn’t on my mind,” Ortiz said. “But when I went around first base and I saw everybody going crazy, I was like ‘Oh, I better get going.’ But things happen for a reason.”
Red Sox players and coaches in the dugout couldn’t help but chuckle at the thought of Ortiz going for the triple.
“I was hoping the fan could slap it back in play,” Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. said. “I think I heard him mutter, ‘Man, it was going to be hard to go three with …
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