This is our f****** city and nobody s going to dictate our freedom - When Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz received a rousing reception at Fenway in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball News

This is our f****** city and nobody s going to dictate our freedom - When Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz received a rousing reception at Fenway in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings

By Oindrila Chowdhury Modified 28 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Hall Of Famer David Ortiz at the Fenway Park delivering his epic speech in the aftermath of aftermath of Boston Marathon Bombing. Hall Of Famer David Ortiz spent 14 seasons with the Boston Red Sox from 2003-2016. In April 2013, "Big Papi" received an invigorating reception at Fenway Park for his powerful speech in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev orchestrated a domestic terrorist attack during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. The city of Boston was shaken by the tragedy which resulted in three deaths, hundreds of injuries, and at least 17 people who lost limbs. Five days later, David Ortiz took the microphone at Fenway Park and rallied the fans with an inspiring speech: "This jersey that we wear today, doesn’t say Red Sox. It says Boston. We want to thank you, Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, the whole Police Department for the great job that they did this past week. "This is our f***ing city. And nobody’s gonna dictate our freedom. Stay strong."

David Ortiz Spoke straight from the heart in his raging speech about Boston Marathon Bombing at Fenway Park

Cleveland Guardians v Boston Red Sox David Ortiz's speech took place eight years ago, but it still arouses feelings of pride among the Boston faithful. Apparently, Ortiz wasn't aware that he would be asked to deliver a speech during the pregame ceremony, so he didn't prepare a script. The riveting speech that Big Papi delivered was spoken straight from his heart. In a 2015 ESPN interview, Ortiz said: "I can tell you one thing: Any other citizen that was there when all that was going on would be as angry as I was. I wanted to say more, but I knew that I was on camera." SI Vault@si_vaultThis week's SI Cover: David Ortiz with the three cops who appeared on SI's Boston Marathon bombing cover in April: http://t.co/jIVyQrNl0z119190This week's SI Cover: David Ortiz with the three cops who appeared on SI's Boston Marathon bombing cover in April: http://t.co/jIVyQrNl0z "This week's SI Cover: David Ortiz with the three cops who appeared on SI's Boston Marathon bombing cover in April." - @SI Vault In 2013, "Big Papi" made it evident that he was just not playing for the Boston Red Sox, but was representing the city. Ortiz posted a .290 average, .931 OPS, 541 homers and 1768 RBI ovrer 2408 career games with the Red Sox. He was selected to 10 MLB All-Star games and won seven Silver Slugger Awards during that span. He also led the Red Sox to three World Series titles in 2004, 2007 and 2013. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 class back in January."I feel so thankful and grateful for being able to accomplish what I was able to accomplish," he said at the time. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by andrew.tysiak × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी