PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — For the first time since he announced his plans to retire after next season in a two-minute video on The Players’ Tribune website, David Ortiz answered a few questions about why he made the decision.
“It’s a process and not a decision you make from day to night,” the legendary Red Sox designated hitter said last night from his eighth annual charity golf event. “I had an (Achilles) injury in 2012, and since that injury, it’s you getting older, you having to do things differently so you can continue playing. I had the opportunity to continue playing all the games that I played after that because I prepared myself.