FORT MYERS — David Ortiz went 0 for 3 in his first exhibition game of his final spring training, a 7-2 victory by the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ortiz popped out in the first against Chris Archer, flied out in the fourth off Kyle McPherson and flied out in the sixth against Jhan Martinez.
“It feels good, as usual,” Ortiz said. “Just getting ready for the season.”
Ortiz announced last fall on his 40th birthday that this will be his final season. Ortiz said he is maintaining the same preparation.
“I ain’t changing nothing,” he said.