BOSTON — David Ortiz stood outside the Red Sox’ clubhouse before Friday night’s game wearing a pair of red, white and blue shorts adorned with stars and stripes and a T-shirt depicting the Citgo sign outside Fenway Park with the word “Strong” written underneath.
Less than 24 hours earlier, Ortiz was wearing the more traditional Red Sox uniform and was doing what he has done perhaps better than anyone who ever played baseball — helping his team fracture Yankee hearts.