Ortiz saluted by ex-Twins teammates before game

MINNEAPOLIS -- It wasn't quite an episode of "This Is Your Life," but the Minnesota Twins marked David Ortiz's final games in the Twin Cities by inviting several of his former teammates to participate in a pregame ceremony Friday night at Target Field.

Torii Hunter, LaTroy Hawkins, Corey Koskie, Eddie Guardado and ex-manager Ron Gardenhire were among the former Twins in attendance. Ortiz played in Minnesota for six years (1997-2002) before becoming a three-time World Series champion, franchise icon and potential Hall of Famer with the Boston Red Sox.

"It means a lot," Ortiz said of seeing his former teammates. "We don't get together much. I mean, we will when I retire after this season. They…