When asked by a reporter recently if he was "washed up" due to his struggles during his 19th MLB season, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz brushed off the question with a cordial response.
However, don't be fooled - the question struck a major nerve.
“I was asked on camera the other day if I was washed up. And I pretty much didn’t react to it, but I thought that was very disrespectful,” Ortiz told WEEI.com’s John Tomase before Saturday’s game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park. “You don’t disrespect people like that, you know what I’m saying?
“I’ve come a long way, and everyone knows my status, and to come and wipe it in my face just because things are not going well right now, I don’t think the question was fair. That tells me how things are around here. People forget too fast, and I don’t think it’s right.”
Ortiz, 39, is hitting .219 with six home runs, 21 RBIs and a .670 OPS in 52 games played.
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