CLEVELAND -- Wearing sunglasses to block out the late-afternoon light and a red hoodie under his uniform to stay warm, David Ortiz whipped his bat through the zone and kicked off his final Major League season in grand fashion in the top of the ninth inning on Tuesday.
The slugger walloped a 2-2 cutter by Trevor Bauer over the wall in right for a two-run shot that gave the Red Sox some breathing room in a 6-2 victory over the Indians.
Somehow, you knew Ortiz wasn't going to let his last Opening Day go by without doing something memorable.