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Boston renaming street after retired Red Sox player David Ortiz

BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz, who already has a bridge named after him in the city, is getting a street named in his honor too.

Mayor Marty Walsh, Red Sox brass, Boston public school students as well as the man known as Big Papi himself are scheduled to attend Thursday's ceremony.

The mayor's office says a street near Fenway Park currently known as Yawkey Way Extension will be renamed David Ortiz Drive.

Ortiz retired last season after a 20-year major league career, including 14 years in Boston.