Ortiz not happy Red Sox offered his autograph for A-Rod's 660th HR ball without asking

On Friday night, Aex Rodriguez belted the 660th home run of his career, tying Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time list. Rodriguez's solo home run came in the eighth inning of a 2-2 game aginst the Red Sox at Fenway Park, sweetening the pot of an already historic accomplishment.

But the Red Sox fan who caught the ball was not exactly keen on giving to the Yankees and Rodriguez for safe keeping. 

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In order to get the ball back, a member of Red Sox security tried to offer Shuster a David Ortiz autograph in exchange.

Ortiz, as you may expect,  was not happy.

That is not OK with me at all,” Ortiz told the New York Daily News on Saturday. “That’s not the way it’s supposed to work. They’re supposed to ask me before any of my (items) get offered to anyone.”

Surprisingly enough, Ortiz was not mad that his autograph was used as a bargaining chip to help benefit Rodriguez and the Yankees. He was upset because the team didn't ask. “It’s not because they were doing this for A-Rod’s ball,” he told the News. “It’s because they’re supposed to ask for my (things) before they do something like that.”  

And if Alex really wanted the ball and they did this thing right, of course I’d sign some (items).”

This may be the one unwritten baseball rule that makes sense: Don't offer away someone's autograph without asking.


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