The Red Sox and Orioles are AL East rivals, but their mutual hate of the Yankees unites them.
Orioles All-Stars Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman joined Red Sox legend David Ortiz at Globe Life Field ahead of the All-Star Game, reviewing Baltimore’s first half of the season.
Of course, Ortiz brought up Sunday’s game with the Yankees, where the Orioles trailed at the bottom of the ninth inning, 5-3, before winning the game, 6-5.
Upon doing so, the two Orioles’ couldn’t contain their laughter.
“Nothing make me more happier than that,” Ortiz said. “You guys coming from behind and whoop them, I mean, watch this.”
The clip showed Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe making a brutal error that led to the first of three runs in the comeback.
Ortiz asked, “How was this moment right here?” before showing the Orioles’ Cedric Mullins hitting a two-run double over a stumbling Alex Verdugo, who mis-played the ball.
“I mean, bam, I love watching the… I mean, wow, that made me want to go out for dinner – a nice dinner, big steak, with my boys right here.”
Funny enough, Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter was another host, who could be seen with his hand on his face in shame.
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is deeply rooted in baseball history and Ortiz was in the middle of the teams’ wars in the 2000s.
Over the span of 243 games against the Bronx Bombers, he hit .303 with 271 hits, 53 homers, 171 RBIs and 150 runs.
In 2004, Ortiz helped lead a 3-0 series comeback against the Yankees in the ALCS, becoming the only team in MLB history to do so.