BOSTON -- For the first time in more than two decades -- basically his entire adult life -- David Ortiz is not in Florida on the day that position players must report to major league practice.
As the Boston Red Sox began their spring training in spectacular Fort Myers weather, more than 1,400 miles away, Ortiz removed snow from the front door of his home in Weston, Massachusetts, an affluent town in suburban Boston.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Making a lot of things. Busier than ever, but OK," Ortiz told ESPNdeportes.com at his home on Friday, the scheduled day for Boston's first joint training session at JetBlue Park.