WATCH: David Ortiz unfazed in light of hostile 'Papi sucks! Papi sucks!' chants from Yankees fans in New York
During his playing time, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz almost always received a hostile reception at Yankee Stadium. Also known as "Big Papi," Ortiz retired in 2016 but once again he received loud boos from Yankees when he stepped on the field in New York to cover the ongoing World Series.
Ortiz is part of the official broadcaster of the World Series, Fox Sports, as an analyst alongside rivals turned friends, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. However, ahead of World Series Game 4, fans let their emotions out against Ortiz with chants of ''Papi sucks! Papi sucks!'' from Yankees fans in New York.
Unfazed about it, David Ortiz said:
"Come on Yankees!! Show some love for your Big Papi."
David Ortiz targets Yankees players for poor body language in the face of 3-0 World Series deficit vs. Dodgers
After losing Game 1 and Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, the Yankees hoped to turn things around in the next few games scheduled at home. However, despite returning home, the Yankees offense was shut down till eight innings and the lone scoring shot, a two-run home run, came from Alex Verdugo in the ninth inning, cutting the Dodgers' 4-0 lead to 4-2.
However, Dodgers pitcher Michael Kopech got the final out of Gleyber Torres to end the game.
In the post-game interview, David Ortiz was not sold on the Yankees' poor body language, which they need to improve if they want to avoid seeing their World Series dreams shatter on Tuesday in Game 4.
"I'll tell you what, you hit home when you talk about the body language," Ortiz said. "Even when Fat Joe came out, the body language from the fans was down. I'm like, what's going on here? Are we at a funeral already? You know what I'm saying? I think you saw what was going on.
"I'll tell you what, man. Your body language had to be there all the way to the last out. Even when the home run was hit, there wasn’t even any celebrating. You know what I'm saying? No, you’ve got to bring back the body language."
However, Ortiz expects the Yankees crowd and their players to display strong body language in the face of a 3-0 deficit.
"But one thing I'm going to tell you that's going to happen tomorrow, Kevin: from the very beginning of the game, you're going to see everybody with those eyes on," Ortiz added. "It doesn't matter if you're a starter or a bullpen guy; you're up against the wall. You have to come with every single weapon you have tomorrow, leaving it all in every pitch, every inning, and try to win tomorrow."
It remains to be seen if the Yankees come out of slump and force Game 5.