Well this is certainly interesting. And timely, too.
David Ortiz: 'When I played in Minnesota, they didn't even know they had a major-league baseball team'
Days away from his final games in Minnesota, Red Sox slugger and former Twin David Ortiz took some shots at his former employer.
June 8, 2016 at 9:51PM
Days away from being honored by the Twins this weekend as part of his season-long farewell tour, former Twin David Ortiz is the subject of a USA Today piece by Bob Nightengale. The story centers on the 40-year-old's season to date with the Red Sox, putting up MVP-type numbers even as he knows at the end of each game he is one step closer to retirement of a likely Hall of Fme career.
"My mind is made up," Ortiz reaffirmed to Nightengale.
It's a pretty glowing piece ... for 2/3 of the 1,500 words, anyway.
That's when the daggers come out with regards to Minnesota's decision to release him way back when.
We'll just let Ortiz, whom the Twins are planning to honor on Friday night, take it from here.
OK, fair enough. Not exactly the first time Ortiz has brought this up.
Oh, but there's more:
Gulp. Anything else, Big Papi?
So, um. OK. Welcome (??) back to the Twin Cities, David ...
Emmanuel Rodriguez was sent to minor league camp along with pitchers Matt Canterino, Marco Raya and Travis Adams.
