It’s been nine years since David Ortiz played his final game, but he never stops thinking about what the Red Sox need to win.

The Hall of Fame slugger remains – to borrow a phrase from this year’s squad – ‘tremendously locked in’ on the Red Sox state of affairs. Even as he hosted droves of superstar athletes, celebrities, and fans at his 17th annual “Weekend with Papi” Celebrity Golf Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. this weekend, he couldn’t help but offer an unprompted assessment of the ‘25 season and the team’s offseason needs.

“(Alex) Bregman just went for the free agency, hopefully we can work something out for him,” Ortiz told the Herald over Zoom. “He did it all here. He got really good leadership, he did what we were expecting from him. Even going through some injuries, he repr

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