BOSTON (AP) β David Ortiz will be using his glove to start a game in Fenway Park for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Boston’s regular designated hitter is playing first base and batting cleanup Sunday. He hasn’t started a non-interleague game at first since Aug. 5, 2006, when the Red Sox played at Tampa Bay.
This is his first start at first base in Fenway since July 16, 2005, when he started against the New York Yankees.
On Sunday, Boston benched struggling first baseman Mike Napoli, who is hitting .192 with 10 homers and 30 RBIs. He’s 0 for 9 with four strikeouts in the first two games of a weekend series against Houston.
