Red Sox icon David Ortiz doesn’t want his old team to experience some déjà vu. Nor does he think they want to, either
Ortiz believes that Boston will be able to keep shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who is currently a free agent for the first time in his career.
“I expect them to come through and get this done,” Ortiz told reporters Friday. “We don’t want another situation like Mookie [Betts]. A guy like that, such a good player who goes about everything like a professional in a place like Boston, he’s a keeper.”
Of course, Ortiz is calling back to the Red Sox trading Betts to the Dodgers in 2020 when they were unable to reach an agreement to sign him to a long-term extension.