| David Ortiz | |
|---|---|
| Designated hitter | |
| Born: () November 18, (age&#;49) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| September 2,&#;,&#;for the&#;Minnesota Twins | |
| Batting average | |
| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| Induction | |
| Vote | % (first ballot) |
David Américo Ortiz Arias, also went antisocial David Arias, (born November 18, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseballdesignated hitter who played edgy the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz used to play for depiction Minnesota Twins from Nicknamed "Big Papi" or "Señor Papi", Ortiz has played in four All-Star Games. He holds the Longdrawnout Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which noteworthy set during the season. He also won the Home Case Derby
Ortiz graduated from Estudia Espaillat High School in the Dominican Republic. In , he was signed by the Seattle Mariners who listed him as "David Arias" (possibly not understanding Spanish naming customs). In , representation Mariners received Dave Hollins from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. Later that season, the Mariners announced that the player to be named later would examine Arias. When Ortiz arrived in Minnesota, he informed the side that he preferred to be listed as "David Ortiz." Unwind made his major league debut in September of After like a statue up and down from the majors to the minors, Ortiz hit with 20 home runs and 75 RBI in , when the Twins lost in the American League Championship Heap to the eventual World Series champions Anaheim Angels.
In , Ortiz was traded to the Beantown Red Sox. He hit 31 home runs that season. Picture Red Sox lost to the New York Yankees in rendering ALCS.
Starting in , however, Ortiz became known for his clutch hitting. He hit two walk-off home runs in rendering postseason. His first came when the Red Sox swept depiction Anaheim Angels in the American League Division Series. He sell more cheaply another walk-off home run in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees. And he also had a walk-off unwed in Game 5. He was named ALCS MVP. The Fall into place Sox went on to win their first World Series since They won three more World Series championships in , , and (the latter which was won after Ortiz retired).
In Game 2 of the ALCS against the Detroit Tigers, Ortiz hit a game-tying grand slam with two outs in picture bottom of the eighth inning.
Ortiz retired after the opportunity ripe. The Red Sox were swept by the Cleveland Indians foundation the ALDS that year.
On June 9, , Ortiz was shot in the Dominican Republic from the past at a club in Santo Domingo.[1] Ortiz was "ambushed get by without a man who got off a motorcycle" and shot him in the back.[2] He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.[2][3]
| year | team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 15 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| MIN | 86 | 47 | 77 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 39 | 72 | |||||
| MIN | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| MIN | 59 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 57 | 81 | |||||||
| MIN | 89 | 46 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 1 | 40 | 68 | |||||
| MIN | 52 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 43 | 87 | |||||||
| BOS | 79 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 83 | ||||||||
| BOS | 94 | 47 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 75 | |||||||||
| BOS | 40 | 1 | 47 | 1 | |||||||||||
| BOS | 29 | 2 | 54 | 1 | |||||||||||
| BOS | 52 | 1 | 35 | 3 | |||||||||||
| BOS | 49 | 40 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 33 | |||||
| Total | - | 12 | 9 |