He has had a celebratory candle created in his name; a statue of him built from Legos — accurate down to the tattoos; and a corn maze in Sterling cut to resemble him striking a signature pose.

Now, add this to the list of things fans have done to honor David Ortiz as he rounds out his final season with the Red Sox: a sizeable great white shark spotted off Cape Cod earlier this month has been dubbed “Big Papi.”

Greg Skomal, a biologist for the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries, tagged the roughly 15-foot male great white on Sept. 9, during an ocean excursion with the nonprofit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.