David Ortiz was happy to hear that former teammate Manny Ramirez has been hired by the Chicago Cubs as a Triple A player/coach.

Ramirez turns 42 on Friday. Ortiz believes Ramirez has changed since he essentially forced a trade from the Boston Red Sox in 2008 and was suspended twice for performance-enhancing drugs.

"It's a different guy. He's been doing different things for the past couple of years," Ortiz said. "I've been talking to him a lot on the phone and sometimes I get confused because I don't know if I'm talking to him or not. This is legit."