Not many people receive a greeting like David Ortiz does for showing up to work.
The Boston Red Sox designated hitter arrived in Fort Myers, Fla., on Monday for the final spring training of his career, so naturally, everyone at JetBlue Park was pretty excited.
#BIGPAPI IN THE FORT!💪 pic.twitter.com/pymc8DLCvX
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 22, 2016
Welcome to #SoxSpring, @davidortiz! #BigPapi 💪 pic.twitter.com/NsP3jPI5N5
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 22, 2016
Ortiz showed the love right back to his teammates and manager John Farrell, who’s back at the helm after battling lymphoma, too.
If everyone in the Red Sox clubhouse felt inadequately hugged, David Ortiz has gotten to work rectifying that.
— Brian MacPherson (@brianmacp) February 22, 2016
David Ortiz to John Farrell: "Damn, bro. You got more hair than me. You look good."
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) February 22, 2016
And, of course, everyone couldn’t wait to see what he’d do on the field.
Time to hit the field… and a few baseballs. ⚾️#SoxSpring pic.twitter.com/cCQcV68rXP
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 22, 2016
Can't get enough of @davidortiz in the cage. 💪 #SoxSpring https://t.co/vz2YCuPqwD
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 22, 2016
It appears Big Papi is in for quite a retirement tour.
Thumbnail photo via Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Images
