The bobblehead was a likeness of Ortiz holding a microphone, a tribute to the emotional speech he made at Fenway five days after the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 where he famously proclaimed, "This is our f-ucking city."Batting next in the #SoxPromos lineup: The Papi Bobblehead! 💪— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 7, 2016
Be there this Tuesday: https://t.co/uQuufOJ7ez pic.twitter.com/ayeZvGw9Ym
"It was an inaccurate portrayal of David,” Sam Kennedy said after approving of the giveaways months earlier. “It doesn’t really look like David. Number two, I personally thought it seemed to be an offensive portrayal of him and racially insensitive.
"If I was feeling this way, certainly other people would," Kennedy added. "So we pulled the plug."
Kennedy said the 15,000 bobbleheads would be returned to the manufacturer, BDA Inc., of Woodville, Wash., and a new model shipped out. Now all ticketed fans for Tuesday’s game will receive the new bobbleheads in the mail, not just the first 15,000.
“Everybody will receive one,” Kennedy said.
Before the game, Ortiz said he was unaware of the situation.Ok I can see why they cancelled Ortiz bobblehead night pic.twitter.com/3E9AtWgxOy— Connor #2019Champs (@connortheOGfam) August 9, 2016
“That’s supposed to be me?” he said after looking at a photo of the bobblehead with the odd white lips.
Ortiz went on to say he agreed with the team’s decision.
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