VIDEO: David Ortiz Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway as Red Sox Fans Go Nuts

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was scheduled to throw out the first pitch ahead of Monday night's showdown against the New York Yankees, marking Big Papi's first significant public appearance since he was nearly killed after a shooting in the Dominican Republic earlier this year. Naturally, fans at Fenway Park were bound to go buckwild upon the pitch hitting the glove of fellow club legend Jason Varitek. And they did NOT disappoint.

Anybody else just get the chills?

Even if you're a dire Pinstripe devotee, you can't help but give Ortiz a round of applause here. At one point there were extreme doubts of his chances to survive the gunshot wound, but almost three months later he's back on the diamond rallying Red Sox Nation.

Only a Red Sox dub is standing in the way of this narrative becoming a near-perfect comeback story.