Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz remains mindful of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and is grateful for the freedoms he enjoys as an American citizen, the retired ballplayer said Tuesday.
Speaking to the website officialize.com, Ortiz reflected on the April 2013 bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.
“I never forget the bombing and how much it felt like my freedom could be in jeopardy,’’ Ortiz told the site. “When you get scared to leave [your] house, that’s not freedom man.’’
The native of Santo Domingo added that “being born outside of here gives me a clear view of how much freedom we have here.