BOSTON -- The Red Sox will retire No. 34 in David Ortiz's honor at a ceremony next season, it was announced during Sunday's celebration of his career.
Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice, two of the players who have their numbers on the right-field facade at Fenway Park, came onto the field to greet Ortiz and congratulate him on the honor.
Ortiz is playing his final regular-season game at Fenway Park on Sunday, and will start his final postseason run for Boston on Thursday in the American League Division Series against the Indians.
In addition, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the bridge over Mass Pike on Brookline Avenue will be called the "Big Papi" Bridge.