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David Ortiz, Red Sox DH, to retire after 2016 season: reports
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Bye-bye, Big Papi: Ortiz bows out of baseball as Indians sweep Red Sox, Boston Red Sox
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David Ortiz's tiebreaking home run lifts Red Sox past Yankees, 4-2
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Ortiz to return to Boston in 2016
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A look at the Red Sox lineup after David Ortiz and how they'll do without him
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David Ortiz's final Boston Red Sox season, 2016; The 40-year-old is as crucial to Sox making the playoffs as he was at 28
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A City's Love Pours Out For Ortiz At Fenway – Hartford Courant
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Will the Red Sox go all-in on David Ortiz's final season? - The Boston Globe
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Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, by the numbers – New York Daily News
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After 20 years, David Ortiz leaving on his own terms
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Indians sweep Red Sox as career of David Ortiz comes to an end – Orange County Register
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Yes, David Ortiz's 2016 was the greatest final season in the last 50 years