David Ortiz
Dominican-American professional baseball player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1975 · age 50
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2016, primarily for the Boston Red Sox.
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Manny Ramirez Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2003-2008
Daisuke Matsuzaka Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2007-2012
Jon Lester Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2006-2014
Jacoby Ellsbury Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2005-2013
Torii Hunter Teammate at Minnesota Twins, 1997-2002
Tim Wakefield Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2003-2011
Junichi Tazawa Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2009-2016
Manny Delcarmen Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2005-2010
Chiang Chih-Hsien Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2006-2011
LaTroy Hawkins Teammate at Minnesota Twins, 1997-2002
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Mookie Betts Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2014-2016
Koji Uehara Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2013-2016
Carl Crawford Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2010-2012
Jed Lowrie Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2008-2011
Julio Lugo Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2007-2009
Rich Hill Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2010-2012
Bill Mueller Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2003-2005
Cristian Guzmán Teammate at Minnesota Twins, 1999-2002
Javier López Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2006-2009
David Murphy Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2003-2007
Franklin Morales Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2011-2013
Ryan Lavarnway Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2011-2014
Tom Layne Teammate at Boston Red Sox, 2014-2016
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, We keep on fighting, we keep on playing. We won tonight and we're going to try to keep on winning.
I just love the feeling from the fans and when I'm walking on deck I can hear people screaming and wishing you the best. That puts you into the game more than anything.
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After playing parts of six seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Ortiz moved to the Red Sox, where he played a leading role in ending the team's 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004, as well as winning championships in 2007 and 2013; he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2013. In his first five seasons with the club, he averaged 41 home runs and 128 runs batted in (RBIs), leading the American League (AL) twice in the latter category and setting the team's single-season record of 54 home runs in 2006; he finished in the top five of the AL's Most Valuable Player voting all five years.
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Shohei OhtaniBoth received League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
Christian YelichBoth received Hank Aaron Award
William ContrerasBoth received World Series Most Valuable Player Award
Ichiro SuzukiBoth received National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Max ScherzerBoth received Major League Baseball All-Star