Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz didn't have time to wait for ball four to arrive at home plate before leaving the batter's box in a curious move during the seventh inning of Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs pitcher Neil Ramirez wasn't going to take a chance on giving Big Papi a pitch to hit with two outs in a 1-1 tie. Ramirez threw all of his pitches away from Ortiz on the outside corner, so even though Ortiz may have had a green light on the 3-0 pitch, he knew he probably wouldn't get a pitch to hit. Still, it was a bit strange to watch Ortiz begin to leave the batter's box before the ball was even delivered. Imagine his embarrassment if the pitch was a strike.
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