Alex Rodriguez has stunning response to David Ortiz’s Yankees number retirement jab
NY Post
At least Alex Rodriguez isn’t deluding himself.
During Fox’s pre-game show before the Mets-Phillies game from London, Rodriguez was walking around Monument Park at Yankees Stadium with Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Kevin Burkhardt.
After Jeter talked about what it meant to have his No. 2 back there, Ortiz asked A-Rod when his No. 13 would get retired by the Yankees.
“Papi, you have a better chance of getting your number retired here than I do,” Rodriguez joked.
“Ouch,” Burkhardt responded.
What makes the comments even more stinging is Ortiz was one of the franchise’s biggest nemeses with the Red Sox
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