Blue Jays' Addison Barger wants no part of David Ortiz gift or the Boston Red Sox
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David Ortiz has a tradition of gifting a special T-shirt to players who perform well in October, Addison Barger wanted no part of it.
Addison Barger delivered the biggest hit in the Blue Jays' 11-4 rout of the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday night, a pinch-hit grand slam, the first in Fall Classic history.
Afterward, he was awarded with perhaps the highest honor one can receive from one of baseball's most legendary postseason players.
Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has a tradition of gifting a special T-shirt to players who perform well in October, it features a picture of Ortiz during his playing days and the words "My Dawg" beneath it.
David Ortiz has a "MY DAWG" shirt for Addison Barger after his grand slam in Game 1 😂
Addison Barger rejects Big Papi's gift and leaves it behind on Fox set
Barger was the latest recipient, but there was a little problem.
He left it behind after completing his postgame interview with the FS1 crew, which also includes former Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
It presented the perfect opportunity for Jeter to give his former nemesis a hard time.
"I've been watching all these 'My Dawg' shirts go out to everyone," Jeter said. "Everyone fakes it like they really want it, and they really don't want it."
Jeter then pointed out that Barger declined to take the shirt with him.
😂 Derek Jeter enjoyed letting David Ortiz know that Addison Barger left behind his "MY DAWG" shirt. AL East rivalries run deep!
Barger explains to media in postgame presser why he wouldn't accept David Ortiz's gift
"It has Red Sox on it," Barger later said with a laugh. "I'm not wearing that. Are you kidding me? ... I'm not wearing a [shirt of a] team that's in our division. No way. It's awesome, but no."
Addison Barger wasn't taking that shirt
Surely Big Papi will understand ... right? Well, maybe after he comes to grips with what happened.
After Jeter produced the shirt long after Barger had left, Ortiz appeared to be in denial.
"That's an extra," Ortiz said. " ... He took it, that's my boy! ... That's not the shirt -- he took it. These guys are trying to make me look bad!"
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