David Ortiz, who wore No. 34 for the Red Sox, is one of 11 players to have a jersey retired by the franchise.
Ortiz wore No. 27 during the early part of his career with Minnesota. Hall-of-Fame outfielder Kirby Puckett wore No. 34 for Minnesota then. He was the “real No. 34” in Ortiz’s eyes.
A year ago, former Twins pitcher Mike Trombley shared an anecdote about Puckett’s sense of humor on Twitter.
“In 1992, I was sitting at my locker staring at my first @MLB check,” Trombley wrote. “Kirby Puckett walked by and said ‘first big league check, huh?