"The greatest hitter who ever lived" gave Claudia Williams a batting clinic that spanned two decades.
The only surviving child of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams has emerged as a caretaker of his magnificent and complicated legacy. She, better than anyone else, can speculate with credibility on what her dad would think of Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz matching Williams' career record of 521 home runs.
Ortiz hit the milestone home run Friday night at Fenway Park against the Seattle Mariners.
"I see a lot of things in David Ortiz that I know my dad would have just loved," Williams told Bleacher Report the day after she participated in a ceremony that retired Wade Boggs' No.