Back before David Ortiz was one of the greatest hitters in Red Sox history, he was a clubhouse prankster in Minnesota. Towards the end of his tenure with the Twins, Ortiz was part of some pretty fantastic pranks involving Corey Koskie, including an epic peanut butter incident. Let’s hear the story from their teammate Torii Hunter, as published in the Player’s Tribune.
Then he put his pants on. Nothing.
Then his shirt. Then his shoes. Then his coat. Still nothing.
He started walking away, and we were like, OK, does he have peanut butter in there? Or is he just used to having stuff between his legs?
“Yoooooou motherfuckers!” … In that signature Papi voice.
In honor of his retirement, the Twins gifted Ortiz with a jar of peanut butter before Friday’s series opener to commemorate that incident. Maybe the oddest inside-joke retirement gift of all time.