David Ortiz says he knows the speech he gave at the first game at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing had an impact in Boston and around the world.
FILE - Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz pumps his fist in front of a United States flag and a line of Boston Marathon volunteers, background, after addressing the crowd before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, April 20, 2013. Ortiz says he knows the speech he gave at the first game at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing had an impact in Boston and around the world.
“You know what, 10 years later I can tell you about the impact of what I say ,” Ortiz said Sunday. “To be honest with you, I’m so proud it was taken that way. You don’t know, sometimes somebody needs to push that button. I think I did. “Right now, I can tell you, the feedback coming from the people worldwide from everywhere I go. I did something good and I’m pretty proud of it.”“We ended up winning, right. It was a real movie,” he said. “It was a real-life story and we were all part of it."___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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