Oritz is expected to start at first base Saturday, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

EDGE Analysis

The plan all season has been to limit Ortiz to designated-hitter duties due to assorted calf, heel and ankle issues, but manager John Farrell said the 40-year-old slugger is willing to get on the field and the team's medical staff signed off on the move. Ortiz, who took grounders before Friday's game, has not played in the field since August of 2015. He'll get to face rookie right-hander Ross Stripling, something that also factored into the decision to start him Saturday.