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Your Morning Dump... Where Al Horford sends prayers to David Ortiz

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Despierto con la noticia de David. Me siento muy triste y estoy orando por su pronta recuperación. Waking up to the news of David, deeply saddens me.I’m praying for his speedy recovery.

Unfreakingbelievable.

David Ortiz and Al Horford go way back. Al’s mother is a journalist who covered Papi as he played winter league baseball in the DR. And there’s this great story about Ortiz helping out Al who was having trouble securing a limo for his bride on his wedding day:

Ortiz wasn’t even on the island at this point, but it didn’t matter.