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Red Sox trainer says David Ortiz was 'essentially playing on stumps' in 2016

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David Ortiz's baseball career comes to an end

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Throughout the 2016 season, many folks wondered how Red Sox icon David Ortiz could walk away from baseball despite remaining such a dominant offensive force. After all, Big Papi hit .315/.410/.620 with 38 home runs and 127 RBI this year.

Ortiz, now 40, said he was done with the grind of baseball and dealing with all the nagging injuries. Even as a DH, Ortiz always seemed to be banged up.