Jonathan Papelbon closed out the 2007 World Series for a Boston Red Sox team that included David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Curt Schilling and Daisuke Matsuzaka.
But in a recent interview, the six-time All-Star went off script when asked what the best team he ever played on was.
“The best team I played on was the very first team I got in Philadelphia [2012],” Papelbon told Rob Bradford on WEEI‘s Live BP Show. “Oh yeah, by far, as far as players go.