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BOSTON (CBS) – David Ortiz will join select company Friday night. The Red Sox slugger’s No. 34 will be retired during a ceremony prior to Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park. His number will be the 11th in franchise history to be retired. Ortiz played 14 seasons in Boston, hitting 483 home runs for the Red Sox and 541 in his career, which included a tenure in Minnesota. He also racked up 1,530 RBI and countless clutch hits with the Red Sox, leading the team to three World Series titles. Carl Stevens: A Salute To David Ortiz But Ortiz was also known for his presence off the field. He famously told Fenway Park at the first Red Sox game following the Boston Continue to Article

June 23, 2017 11:33:am EST

Toucher & Rich are joined by Brian Robb to discuss a rumor reported by Adam Kaufman (of The Sports Hub) that the Celtics are in a position to trade fo Continue to Article

June 23, 2017 10:26:am EST

Dave Dombrowski had to wait a little while, but after narrowly missing out on him, he's happy to have Doug Fister on his roster again. A month ago, the Red Sox were a day late on adding the right-handed pitcher when he signed a minor-league contract with the Los Angeles Angels -- Dombrowski had even made the phone call in an effort to sign him -- but there was a catch: Fister could opt out of the deal if he wasn't on the big-league roster by June 21. Dombrowski and his team kept a close eye, and after three minor-league starts, Fister hadn't been called up, and he elected to opt out. Friday, the Red Sox were able to finish the deal and claimed the starting pitcher off release waivers. In a quick Continue to Article

June 23, 2017 4:00:am EST

For 14 seasons, Boston Red Sox fans flocked to Fenway Park to see David Ortiz smack home runs to right. The city of Boston dedicated a street to Ortiz on Thursday. The street formerly known as Yawkee Way Extension now goes by the name David Ortiz Drive. Continue to Article

June 22, 2017 11:26:pm EST

Boston has renamed a street in honor of retired Red Sox player David Ortiz. Mayor Marty Walsh called the man known as Big Papi a "legend on and off the field" at the ceremony Thursday to rename the street formerly known as Yawkey Way Extension, near Fenway Park to David Ortiz Drive. Ortiz called it an honor because "this city means a lot to me — this city got me to where I am." Ortiz retired last season after a 20-year major league career, including 14 years in Boston. The designated hitter helped the Red Sox win three World Series championships, including their first in 86 years in 2004. A bridge near Fenway Park is already named for Ortiz. The Red Sox are scheduled to retire his No. 34 on Friday. Continue to Article

June 22, 2017 2:12:pm EST