When the Tampa Bay Rays play the Boston Red Sox this weekend, it will mark the final games for David Ortiz at Tropicana Field. While most teams have used these opportunities to honor Big Papi with gifts, the Rays will not and now they look silly.
Rather than present Ortiz with gifts and a nice Kumbaya ceremony on his farewell tour, the Rays will simply have a “brief video tribute” for Ortiz prior to the second inning of Sunday’s game, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
According to the Boston Globe, the Rays will be just the second team, joining the Atlanta Braves, to not bestow Papi with any gifts.