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David Ortiz doesn't believe story of Ted Williams' record HR

Every Boston Red Sox fan knows what the red seat signifies.

It’s one of the tenets of Fenway Park lore, right up there with Carlton Fisk’s walk-off home run in the 1975 World Series.

The one red seat amid a sea of green ones in Fenway’s outfield grandstand is said to mark the longest homer ever hit at the ballpark: a 502-foot shot off the bat of the greatest Red Sox player there ever was, Ted Williams.

That’s how the story goes, at least. The pre-eminent power hitter on Boston’s current roster, however, isn’t buying it.