MINNEAPOLIS -- When David Ortiz goes into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he'll go in with the block "B" of the Boston Red Sox etched on the cap on his plaque in Cooperstown, of course. The baseball world knows him as the larger-than-life figure of "Big Papi," titan to those...
David Americo OrtizNickname: Big PapiBorn: 11/18/1975 in Santo Domingo, DOMHigh School: Estudia Espallat, Estudia Espallat, DOMDebut: 9/02/1997Hall of Fame: 2022Follow: View More Bio Info + Year AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP OPS Career Regular Season 8640 1419 2472 541 1768 17 ....
David Ortiz Positions:Designated Hitter and First Baseman Bats:Left •Throws:Left 6-3,230lb(190cm, 104kg) Born:November 18,1975in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic High School:Estudia Espillat (Dominican Republic) Debut:September 2, 1997(Age 21-288d, 17,144th in major league history)...
After it appeared he had been an outcast by the Twins, Ortiz ended up playing 14 more years in Boston. He finished his career with 541 home runs, a .286 batting average and a .931 OPS. He would become one of the most fearsome hitters in baseball whether it was the regular season or...
SMASHING SUCCESS SOX GM THEO EPSTEIN HIT THE JACKPOT WITH DAVID ORTIZ, WHO IS HAVING A BLAST IN BOSTON - AND A CAREER YEAR, TOOGordon Edes, Globe Staff
Lately, however, it has become more common. Fernando Tatis Jr., at 22 years old, just signed a 14-year, $340 million contract extension with San Diego. For perspective, David Ortiz earned roughly $160 million in his 20-year career that ended in 2016. ...
Ortiz left moments to remember in his final act. Take, for example, May 14 at Fenway against the Astros when he tripled with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and then had his 23rd and final career walk-off hit – a two-out double – in the 11th. He was a ...