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David Ortiz isn't just crushing balls over the Green Monster anymore. He's crushing the monsters (along with other mutated people and creatures) themselves!



In a recent Fallout 4 modification posted by YouTuber Richie Branson, the Boston Red Sox's beloved designated hitter is cast as a post-apocalyptic protagonist, taking down anything and everything in his path with a baseball bat.

Update from Saturday, Nov. 14



MLB has issued a statement, via Steve Annear of the Boston Globe, saying that the league will not allow the Ortiz character in the game.

“The use of these marks is an infringement of our rights. We plan to enforce those rights,” an MLB spokesman said in an e-mail to the Boston Globe on Thursday.

--End of Update--





Sound familiar? Although very similar, even down to the uniform, there are a few differences between this Ortiz and his real-life counterpart.

In Fallout 4, Big Papi favors a decidedly pricklier, nail-laden version of his favorite maple wood, and he bats right-handed in the game rather than lefty.

The part about him surviving a cataclysmic event and single-handedly combating the harsh nuclear environment, however, is completely accurate.

[Richie Branson, h/t SB Nation]