David Ortiz wants to retire with the Red Sox but said after Wednesday's win over the Orioles that he hasn't begun to give much thought to whether he will return in 2011.
"It's only the end of the season and things are going to start at one point," Ortiz said. "Even myself, I haven't been thinking about that. Sometimes, I feel like I'm part of the family and I'm going to stick around longer but I'm not the one who takes that decision and I'm not the one that makes that move. I'm trying to do my job and hopefully they do theirs after the season.
"I don't feel like going anywhere else but if I have to, I have no choice," Ortiz said. "We'll see, we'll see how things go. We'll see. I took a pay cut already, five years ago. That's some homework for you."
Ortiz signed a four-year, $52 million extension at the start of the 2006 season. The Red Sox have a club option for next season at $12.5 million, with no buyout. Ortiz said he has not heard from the team as to whether they intend on picking it up or asking him to take a pay cut.
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