The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy has named a shark after Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.
The Conservancy tweeted Sunday they tagged the shark on Sept. 9 and named it “Big Papi.”
The shark was 15 feet long.
A 15' male white shark tagged on 9/9 by Dr. Skomal has been named 'Big Papi' after @RedSox great @davidortiz. #GoSox pic.twitter.com/FiwybdnbZ9
— Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (@A_WhiteShark) September 18, 2016
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