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Big Papi, The Stolen Base King?

David Ortiz has only six stolen bases in his career.

But today, with runners at first and second and two outs in the sixth, Ortiz, who, naturally, was not the object of much attention from the Jays' middle infielders, took off for third on a 2-and-0 pitch to Jason Varitek.

Ortiz had a good jump and likely would have been safe with a surprise stolen base, but Varitek flied out to left on the pitch.

As Ortiz walked into the dugout, Manny Ramirez waited for him, a smile on his face, no doubt joking with Big Papi about his baserunning move.

-- Steven Krasner

Posted by Steven Krasner  at 2:16 PM | Permalink