David Ortiz wants Opening Day to be a national holiday.
After retiring in 2016, the 42-year-old says he will be chilling and grilling for the second straight year while his former team takes the diamond on March 29 to kick off the upcoming baseball season.
“It’s too bad I’m not playing this Opening Day because I’m excited,” Ortiz told Boston.com. “It’s been more than 50 years since all 30 teams have been able to play on the same day. I guess I’m going to enjoy it more than [when] I was playing.”
The three-time World Series champion said he’s looking forward to spending the day watching different teams across the league compete — including the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, of course — and wishes others could do the same.