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NEW YORK -- For a rival slugger who gained fame by tormenting the New York Yankees for most of his career, David Ortiz was made to feel at home on his final day as a visiting player in the Big Apple.By day, Ortiz said he walked around Manhattan with his family, taking pictures and signing autographs for respectful fans who recognized him. And by night, he was given a pair of thoughtful parting gifts by the Yankees and sent off to a standing ovation after drawing a walk and being lifted for a pinch runner in the fourth inning of the Boston Red Soxs 5-1 loss.Impressive, man. There were no boos out there, Ortiz said. It seems like everybody was happy that Im leaving.Ortiz, whose wife, daughter and son participated in the pregame ceremony, achieved villain status in New York after helping to lead the Red Sox to an epic comeback in the 2004 American League Championship Series. He finished his career with 53 home runs against the Yankees, 52 as a member of the Red Sox.But as Ortiz walked onto the field at Yankee Stadium shortly before 7 p.m., public address announcer Paul Olden provided the keynote for the evening by saying, Tonight, the Yankees would like to put the rivalry aside for a few minutes and honor David Ortiz.In a simple, dignified pregame ceremony, they did exactly that. The Yankees gave Ortiz a leather-bound book filled with handwritten personal notes from past and present Yankees players, a gesture that Ortiz said blew my mind. Then, legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, whom Ortiz refers to as one of my idols, presented an oil painting of Ortiz tipping his cap at home plate in Yankee Stadium.Ortiz called it a very professional and very nice ceremony. Red Sox manager John Farrell described it as the most meaningful tribute that Ortiz received during his 18-city farewell tour, a sentiment with which center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. agreed.You could really tell they put a lot of thought into that, Bradley said. I mean this in the most respectful way: It might not have been the most expensive gift hes gotten, but I felt like it meant the most. From my standpoint, there couldnt have been a more special gift than that. All those people that was in that book, and we only saw a few of the pages, I can only imagine.Several Red Sox regulars, including MVP candidate Mookie Betts, rested Thursday night after celebrating the AL East title one night earlier. But Farrell said Ortiz felt an obligation to play in his final game at Yankee Stadium.Ortiz walked to the plate to a standing ovation in the second inning and struck out in his first at-bat against longtime Yankees rival CC Sabathia. 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The Warriors were up two, 111-109, when the play occurred.Davis earned a technical foul -- his second of the season -- while protesting immediately after the call was made.It is what it is, Davis said Wednesday after reviewing the game film but before the Last Two Minute Report was released. Cant do nothing about it now.Green tweeted his reaction to the NNBAs decision.ddddddddddddThe Pelicans were held scoreless over the final 4:45 of the game, and they earned just two points on their final 11 offensive possessions.I knew he wanted to drive left, Green said of Davis on Tuesday night. Thats always when hes on that block. He probably go left 85 percent of the time on that block. So I knew he wanted to go that way. So once he opened up, which is what he do on that block, I just took a swipe at the ball.The call was the only one deemed incorrect in the game report, which was released on Wednesday.The loss marked the Pelicans eighth in their past 10 games and dropped them to 8-18 on the season. The Warriors lead the NBA at 22-4.ESPNs Ethan Sherwood Strauss contributed to this report. ' ' '