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Commissioner: ‘Entirely possible’ David Ortiz did not test positive in 2003

David Ortiz said goodbye to fans during a pregame ceremony for his last regular-season game. Keith Bedford / The Boston Globe

On the day that the Red Sox commemorated David Ortiz’s on-field accomplishments, the Major League Baseball commissioner shed light—and, in the process, cast doubt upon—the slugger’s biggest off-field controversy, a leaked report seven years ago that identified Ortiz as having tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

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