Cleveland swept the Boston Red Sox out of the postseason and sent slugger David Ortiz into retirement with a 4-3 victory that completed a three-game AL Division Series sweep.
BOSTON –The ball settled into the right fielder’s glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the Fenway Park fans fell silent.
Then, slowly from the crowd rose a chant of “Pa-pi!”
Cleveland swept the Red Sox out of the postseason and sent slugger David Ortiz into retirement on Monday night with a 4-3 victory that completed a three-game AL Division Series sweep. But even as the Indians frolicked on the field in their celebratory hats and T-shirts, Boston fans weren’t ready to let their beloved Big Papi go.