BOSTON -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is ready to put past differences with David Price behind him and welcome the ace into his clubhouse.
"That's fine. We need pitching, and David Price is a great pitcher and has showed that for years. I hope he will help us," Ortiz said in an interview with 102.5 FM in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday. "It's a marquee pitcher, and that's what we need."
While Price's seven-year, $217 million agreement with the Red Sox is pending a physical, the deal is expected to formally be announced by the end of the week.