David Ortiz Gets Visits From Yankees Players Amid Recovery

David Ortiz's former competitors put the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry on hold Thursday.

Yankees teammates Edwin Encarnacion and Gary Sanchez, both Dominican Republic natives, payed the retired slugger a visit in Boston as he continues to recover from a gunshot wound he suffered June 9 in the Dominican.

Ortiz posted a photo of himself and Encarnacion on Thursday while tagging free-agent shortstop Jose Reyes, who also is Dominican.

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My boy came to check up on his boy !!! Mi hermanito en casa chekiando su big bro @encadwin @lamelaza_7

A post shared by David Ortiz (@davidortiz) on Sep 5, 2019 at 12:02pm PDT

Sanchez then shared a photo of he and a healthy-looking Ortiz, thanking "Mr. Ortiz" for taking the time to meet with him.

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Honored, Mr. Ortiz. Wishing you a long life so you can continue to help and inspire future generations. #HeIsBigPapi // Honrado, Sr. Ortiz. Que Dios te de larga vida para seguir ayudando e inspirando a otras generaciones. 🇩🇴

A post shared by Gary Sanchez (@elgarysanchez) on Sep 5, 2019 at 6:01pm PDT

The 36-year-old Encarnacion and the 26-year-old Sanchez come from different generations, but both can appreciate Big Papi's impact in both Major League Baseball and his native Dominican Republic.

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Ortiz and Encarnacion also are very close, as the former actually tried to recruit the latter to Boston back in 2016.

The Yankees duo's visit came a day before New York's three-game series against the Red Sox, which begins Friday night at Fenway Park.

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