The Boston Red Sox Friday, June 23, 2017 * The Springfield Republican David Ortiz isn't a Hall of Famer (yet), but he's already a Red Sox legend up along Doerr, Yaz, Fisk Nick O’Malley The Boston Red Sox are adding to their list of retired numbers Friday, honoring David Ortiz and putting away his No. 34 jersey for good. It's been a little over a half a year since Ortiz's last game, and months since the last rumbles of speculation that Ortiz would re-think his retirement. Still, Ortiz is still slated to be placed among the legends honored high in right field at Fenway Park. Ortiz the retiree Since stepping off the field after the Red Sox were eliminated in the 2016 playoffs, Ortiz has kept his distance from the team, telling the Boston Globe that he wanted to avoid being a distractions and to give the team some space. But on Friday, Ortiz will make his public return to Fenway Park in full view of the fans that have missed him these past months. Here's a look at the legends among whom Ortiz will be honored from Friday onward. Red Sox retired numbers Typically, the team waits until a former Red Sox player is inducted into the Hall of Fame until retiring their jersey number. However, the Red Sox are jumping the gun big time by retiring Ortiz's number immediately, showing how much he has meant for the organization. The Red Sox have retired nine numbers so far in franchise history, with Jackie Robinson's No. 42 (retired by all MLB) acting as a 10th. No. 1 - Bobby Doerr Played 14 seasons with Red Sox 1937-1944, 1946-1951 (Missed 1945 due to military service. 9-time All-Star .288 career hitter No. 1 - Bobby Doerr Doerr played 14 season in Boston as a second baseman, missing the 1945 season due to military service. He was a nine-time All-Star and was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. The 99-year-old Doerr is the last living baseball player to live in the 1930s, and just six years younger than Fenway Park. No. 4 - Joe Cronin Spent 11 seasons with Red Sox as a player (1935-1945) Served as manager for 13 season (1935-1947), 11 as player-manager Served as Red Sox general manager for 11 seasons 7-time All-Star .301 career hitter Cronin played 20 MLB seasons, spending the last 11 in Boston. The shortstop made seven All-Star teams, but is more famous for his role as a player-manager. He first assumed the role for the Washington Senators in 1933. He was a player-manager for the Red Sox from 1935-1945, staying on for two more seasons as a manager. Cronin then went on to work as the team's general manager for the next 11 seasons before eventually going on to become president of the American League in 1959. No. 6 - Johnny Pesky Played eights seasons with Red Sox (1942, 1946-1952, missed three seasons due to military service) .307 career hitter 1-time All-Star Only non-Hall of Famer to have number retired in Boston The namesake for Fenway Park's Pesky Pole in right field, Pesky spent more than half of his life as a part of the Red Sox organization, stating as a shortstop in the 40s, and then as a coach (and a couple short stints as manager). Pesky's number was retired in 2008. He passed away in August of 2012. No. 8 - Carl Yastrzemski Played 23 seasons, all in Boston (1961-1983) 1967 AL MVP and Triple Crown winner 18-time All-Star 7-time Gold Glove winner 3-time batting title winner .285 career average 'Yaz' played 23 MLB season, all for the Red Sox, playing in 18 All-Star games and taking home one MVP award. In 1967, he won the AL Triple Crown, and was long the last player to pull off such a feat until Miguel Cabrera in 2012. He continued to legacy of Hall of Fame Red Sox left fielders started by... No. 9 - Ted Williams Played 19 seasons, all in Boston (1939-1942, 1946-1960, missed three seasons due to military service) 17-time All-Star .344 career hitter Last player to hit over .400 on the season (.406 average in 1941) 2-time MVP 521 home runs Fought in two wars, serving as a marine fighter pilot The 'Splendid Splinter,' considered one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball (and many will argue he is the greatest) was the last player to hit over .400 in an MLB season. The 17-time All-Star played 19 seasons in a Red Sox uniform, posting a .344 career batting average and .482 on-base percentage. He also hit 521 home runs. It likely would've been more, if not for the three seasons he missed in his early 20s to serve in World War II. He also missed part of two seasons while serving as a fighter pilot in the Korean War. No. 14 - Jim Rice Played 16 seasons with Red Sox (1974-1989) 8-time All-Star 1978 AL MVP .298 career hitter Another Red Sox left fielder that went on to be inducted into the Hall oF Fame, Rice spent all 16 seasons of his career in Boston. The eight-time All-Star was one of the best hitters in the AL during the late 70s and 80s. After many years of falling just short of the voting cut-off, Rice was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. No. 26 - Wade Boggs Played 11 seasons in Boston (1982-1992) 12-time All-Star 2-time Gold Glove winner 5-time batting champion .328 career hitter .415 career on-base percentage Boggs was a hitting machine during his 18 MLB seasons, 11 of which came with the Red Sox. Boggs won five batting titles in Boston and finished with 3010 career hits and a .328 average. Just don't worry about those five seasons in pinstripes. No. 27 - Carlton Fisk Played 11 seasons with Red Sox (1969, 1971-1980) 11-time All-Star 1972 Rookie of the Year Gold Glove winner No. 27 - Carlton Fisk It's never fair to remember a player for one play, but for Fisk, it's OK. There are few plays more iconic than Fisk's walkoff home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. It's also important to mention that he's one of the best catchers in baseball history. However, he actually played most of his career in Chicago. He joined the White Sox starting in the 1981 season at age 33, and played until he was 45. Regardless, he's still one of the most beloved players in Red Sox history. No. 45 - Pedro Martinez Pitched seven seasons in Boston 2.93 career ERA 3,154 career strikeouts 8-time All-Star 3-time Cy Young Award Winner 5-time ERA title winner One of the most dominant pitchers of his era, Martinez won three Cy Young awards during the juiced ball era, where record-setting offense and home run totals were the norm. Even so, he dominated opposing hitters, with his 2000 season (1.74 ERA) regarded as one of the greatest in baseball history considering the era in which he played. No. 42 - Jackie Robinson Played 10 MLB seasons, all with Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956) 1947 Rookie of the Year 1949 MVP 6-time All-Star Broke MLB color barrier and remains one of baseball's great role models on and off the field Robinson, the player who broke the MLB color barrier in 1947, is one of the most important players in the history of the league. Robinson didn't appear with the Dodgers until he was 28 years old, but made his 10 MLB seasons count, hitting and stealing his way into baseball lore. His number was retired across baseball in 1997. Newest addition: No 34. - David Ortiz Played 14 seasons with the Red Sox (2003-2016) .286 career hitter 541 career home runs 10-time All-Star 7-time Silver Slugger Ortiz joined the Red Sox in 2003 and quickly evolved from Twins castoff to big-time slugger. He started to truly build his legend in the 2004 playoffs, and continued to produce as one of the biggest clutch hitters in the league for over a decade. Ortiz had a final season for the ages in 2016, but has largely stayed out of the limelight since. That will change Friday as he returns to Fenway Park to see No. 34 officially installed up in right field. As if the number retirement wasn't enough, Ortiz got another big honor in Boston this week, with a portion of Yawkey Way being renamed in his honor. David Ortiz number retirement ceremony: When to arrive at Fenway Park, gates open early, schedule of events Jen McCaffrey David Ortiz will return to Fenway Park on Friday night for the first time since retiring last season as the Red Sox officially retire his No. 34. The Red Sox are opening gates on Friday at 5:10 p.m., 20 minutes earlier than usual and are asking fans to be in their seats by 6:30 p.m. for the ceremony. The game against the Los Angeles Angels begins at 7:10 p.m. Ortiz's No. 34 will be the 11th number retired by the Red Sox joining Bobby Doerr's No.