Red Sox celebrate David Ortiz's walk-off double by engulfing him in a tiny cloud
Where there's smoke, there's fire. Never has that saying been truer than during Saturday's Astros-Red Sox game, where David Ortiz was simply ablaze. First, he tripled in the ninth inning to tie the game, 5-5. Then he doubled in a run in the bottom of the 11th, earning the Sox the 6-5 victory:
See? Smoke = fire, and by "fire" we mean "possibly the greatest retirement season of all time." But Boston wasn't just celebrating a win -- it was also rejoicing in Big Papi's new membership in a very exclusive club:
.@davidortiz becomes the 3rd player to join 500-homer, 600-double club.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) May 14, 2016
The other two? Hank Aaron & Barry Bonds. pic.twitter.com/jXahEmKBmi
Every member of that particular association deserves a prize. Luckily, Papi got one:
