Red Sox players Jon Lester, Jason Varitek, and Manny Ramirez donated several items to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., before tonight’s game. Participating in the ceremonies were five Hall of Famers: Wade Boggs, Carlton Fisk, Bobby Doerr, Dennis Eckersley, and Eddie Murray.
Lester donated the spikes he wore and one of the balls used in his no-hitter on May 19. Varitek, who caught his major-league-record fourth no-hitter that night, donated his entire catcher’s regalia worn that night.
Ramirez donated his batting helmet and the lineup card from May 31, the night he hit his 500th career home run.
Earlier today Dominican Republic native David Ortiz became a U.S. citizen, one of 220 immigrants to take the citizenship oath at the John F. Kennedy Library in South Boston.