David Ortiz’s 15-Year-Old Daughter Surprised Her Dad By Singing The National Anthem At Fenway

David “Big Papi” Ortiz has 20 years worth of big league memories, but perhaps nothing as salient as what his daughter did for him on the diamond.

Prior to the Boston Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, Alex Ortiz, 15, surprised her father by singing the national anthem at Fenway Park.

Big Papi, who will retire after this season, had no idea this was going to happen.

“Basically, what we tried to do was, surprise him in the sense that, whenever I would warm up, he wouldn’t be there,” Alex explained to a small group of reporters after the great moment. “Also, we got out of school early, which was also an upside. We had to make sure that he knew that it was because we wanted to see the game.” “I’ve never done anything in front of such a large group,” Alex said of singing the anthem. “I just kept thinking, ‘Focus on your breathing,’ because I really didn’t know what to do. … It honestly happened so fast.” (NESN)

“She motivated me to do it. She asked me if I wanted to do it and she got in touch with Dan Lyons (Red Sox manager of entertainment) and then they had me do it. So I would practice at the school, and I would practice with her at home but he was doing spring training so it worked out.” (MassLive)