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BOSTON -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday nights series finale against the New York Yankees, resting after running a lot the last few games.The 40-year-old Ortiz, who announced in November that it would be his final season, is 5 for 10 with a homer and five RBI in the first three games against the Yankees, all wins by AL East-leading Boston.Manager John Farrell thought it was the right day to give him a break.When I talked David after Friday nights game -- larger part because of the number of times he was on base and the extent to which he ran, a quick turnaround on Saturday -- we talked about the upcoming two days, yesterday and today, Farrell said. With the late arrival, likely 4 a.m., this was the day to give him down.Boston opens a 10-game road trip on Monday night, with the first of four against second-place Baltimore.Ortiz is hitting .318 with 34 homers and 116 RBI. He leads the majors with 47 doubles.Earlier in the day, Ortiz went out for the coin toss as an honorary captain with the New England Patriots before their game against Miami. He wore a No. 12 Tom Brady jersey before putting on a No. 34 with Big Papi on the back that was presented by Patriots owner Robert Kraft.He also posed for selfies with members of the officiating crew. DeAaron Fox Kings Jersey . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Vlade Divac Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. https://www.kingslockerroom.com/Demarcus-Cousins-City-Edition-Jersey/ . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. DeMarcus Cousins Jersey . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. Chris Webber Kings Jersey . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands.TORONTO - Sometimes it helps to just talk. Thats what Blue Jays players did, for more than an hour behind closed doors, before Tuesday nights game against Los Angeles. Details of what was said were scarce but on the heels of Monday nights embarrassing 14-5 loss to the Dodgers, you need not be a brain surgeon to figure out some of the likely topics covered. One could bet the house words like pride, intensity and focus came up and often. "Understanding that this game is a privilege to play in, and not taking anything for granted, and go out and having fun," said closer Casey Janssen. "Not think of the record, and all the other things. Just go out there and do your job and try to get a win." "I dont think it can be a bad thing," said manager John Gibbons of the meeting. "Its actually quite common in the game." "Whether they help or whether they dont help, I dont know," said Anthopoulos. "I mean, all the ones that Ive seen, you never really know because theyre players-only meetings and rarely do things come out of them in terms of people other than players finding out whats really said. I think thats the point of it. I think what good comes of it is the fact that players care enough to talk amongst themselves and theres an accountability there amongst the players to try to hash it out amongst themselves." After Josh Johnson authored another horrendous outing, failing to record an out in the third inning, the Blue Jays made five errors. Some were purely physical, forgivable misplays which happen over the course of a long season. Others, like Dustin McGowans misfire on a would-be double play comebacker and Adam Linds whiff on an Andre Ethier ground ball, left one to wonder whether the collective cranium was lodged in the collective posterior.dddddddddddd "We dont have any real margin for error," said Janssen. "We need to play good ball, and just see what we can make of this thing. Hopefully we go on a run and have some meaningful games in September and try and sneak in there." Accoring to Janssen, a handful of players remained in the clubhouse long after Mondays game ended. They were "talking shop," some grievances were aired and it was decided a broader group discussion would be beneficial. "If people listen, maybe theres some good to come out of it," said Janssen. "If it doesnt, I guess were not worse off than we were before. Hopefully we come together, hopefully everyone realizes that we have each others backs and that we havent quit. There are guys in this room that genuinely care about the season, care about each other, if nothing else for the most part, were kind of tired of seeing the product that were seeing on the field." Getting the focus back on the field would be a good start. Case in point: J.P. Arencibia. Its been a trying season, in which the catcher has regressed both offensively and defensively. Off the field, Arencibia has complained about criticism hes received from broadcast analysts, first publicly and then to Blue Jays president Paul Beeston. On Tuesday morning, Arencibia shut down his Twitter account but not before tweeting the reason why. Saying he was fed up with negative feedback, Arencibia thanked his supporters and offered to pray for his "haters" before signing off. The ball club doesnt need bad publicity when its avoidable and player-created. A symptom of a season gone so, so wrong. "You only have players-only meetings when youre not playing well," said Anthopoulos. ' ' '