David Ortiz’s place in Boston history and folklore is secure.
This is his bleeping city, after all, and home of the Red Sox, which the Baseball Hall of Famer with the thunderous bat and booming laugh led to three World Series titles between 2004 and 2013.
He thrived here because “Boston made me come out of my comfort zone, it made me realize the type of athlete I was, it made me search for things I didn’t even know about me – that’s why I was so comfortable playing here.”
In a Friday session at the Globe Summit called “This is Our City: A Conversation with David Ortiz,” the 46-year-old held a wide-ranging sit-down interview in a Fenway Park suite with Boston Globe CEO Linda Henry, reflecting on matters both serious and light regarding his adopted city and career.