PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- Fifteen days after David Ortiz took the occasion of his 40th birthday to announce that 2016 will be his final season, the slugger expressed no regrets.
"Not really. I pretty much was thinking about it for a while, and I had the opportunity to take my time to do it, and once you take your time, I think there's no regrets," Ortiz said.
This weekend, Ortiz is hosting the annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic in the Dominican Republic, which raises money for children in need of open-heart surgery.
Ortiz announced his retirement via a video on the Players Tribune.