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David Ortiz
Hitting a home run in Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox – No. 34
Designated hitter
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
September 2, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
(through 2008 season)
Batting average.287
Home runs289
Runs batted in969
Teams
Career highlights and awards

David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter who has played for the Boston Red Sox since 2003. Previously, Ortiz played for the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002). Nicknamed "Big Papi" , "Señor Papi" , or he has also been referred to as "Mr. Walk Off". Ortiz is a five time All-Star and holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, set during the 2006 season.

Career

2004

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2005

In 2005 Ortiz set a new career high of 47 home runs, 43 of them as a designated hitter, beating Edgar Martínez's record of 37 set in 2000. Twenty of his home runs either tied or gave Boston the lead, and over the period 2003-2005, he hit .326, with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs in only 221 at bats in the late innings of close games. He also led the American League in RBI with 148, and his 47 homers were second in the AL to the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez. He also finished second to Rodriguez in MVP votes.

The 2005 American League|AL MVP was a significant debate among baseball circles as both Rodriguez and Ortiz finished the regular season with impressive offensive statistics. He finished with new career highs in runs (119), RBIs (148), walks (102), on-base percentage (.397), and slugging percentage (.604). Two sportswriters left Ortiz completely off the ten player ballot, citing Ortiz's position as a designated hitter.

2006

In 2006 Ortiz had a monstrous season. He belted 54 home runs (setting a new Red Sox record) and had 137 RBI, while batting .287 with an OPS of 1.049. He led the American League in both HR and RBI, winning the HR crown by 11 over the 2nd place finisher Travis Hafner .

2006 was a year of Walk-off home runs (the act of winning a game in the bottom half of the last inning) for Ortiz. He excelled in Late Inning Pressure Situations (LIPS), hitting more walk-off base hits (5, including 3 home runs) that year than most teams.[1]

On August 27, 2006, Ortiz tied his career high in home runs by hitting his 47th home run of the year off Cha Seung Baek of the Seattle Mariners. On September 20, 2006, Ortiz tied Jimmie Foxx's single season Red Sox home run record of 50 set in 1938; in the 6th inning against Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Boof Bonser, Big Papi launched the ball into the center field bleachers behind the Red Sox bullpen. Ortiz has the unique achievement of having increased his season home run tally in each of seven consecutive seasons (starting from 1999, year-by-year he has hit 0, 10, 18, 20, 31, 41, 47 and 54 HRs).

On September 21, 2006, Ortiz broke Jimmie Foxx's single season Red Sox home run record by hitting his 51st home run off his former teammate, Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins. The home run came on a 1-0 pitch in the first inning and it was his 44th home run as a designated hitter in 2006, breaking his own American League single-season record. Ortiz then hit his 52nd home run off reliever Matt Guerrier on a full count in the seventh inning. He finished the season with a franchise record 54 home runs.


Health issue in 2006

Ortiz also said he began feeling ill between games of a day-night doubleheader on August 18, 2006, against New York that dragged into the early morning. Between games, he had gone home and tried to sleep but couldn't. Ortiz was reportedly driven to the hospital by a team assistant. An irregular heartbeat was the cause for the stress according to his doctors. Ortiz would not originally talk about his condition, but opened up to the media on August 25, 2006, reportedly saying "I'm a healthy son of a [gun]".[2]

On August 28, 2006, Ortiz had recurring symptoms from his irregular heartbeat and was a last minute scratch in the Red Sox game at Oakland. Manager Terry Francona and General Manager Theo Epstein agreed that Ortiz fly back to Boston where he was reevaluated and cleared to play again in early September.

2007

In 2007, Ortiz once again was a major force as he helped lead the Red Sox to their seventh World Series title . Despite playing the entire season with a torn meniscus in his right knee as well as nagging injuries to his shoulder and quadriceps, he finished the year hitting .332 with 35 home runs and 117 RBI. In addition, he hit 52 doubles, led the American League in extra base hits and had an OPS of 1.066. In the postseason Ortiz batted .370 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI.

Salary history

[1]

  • 1999 (Minnesota Twins) - $170,000
  • 2000 (Minnesota Twins) - $220,000
  • 2001 (Minnesota Twins) - $260,000
  • 2002 (Minnesota Twins) - $950,000
  • 2003 (Boston Red Sox) - $1,250,000
  • 2004 (Boston Red Sox) - $4,587,500
  • 2005 (Boston Red Sox) - $5,250,000
  • 2006 (Boston Red Sox) - $6,500,000 (+ $100,000 bonus for finishing third in the AL MVP voting)
  • 2007 (Boston Red Sox) - $13,250,000
  • 2008 (Boston Red Sox) - $13,000,000

-Signed a 4-year, $52 million extension with the Boston Red Sox on April 10, 2006, keeping him with the team through 2010. There is a team option for 2011.

Career statistics

year team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG
1997 MIN 15 49 10 16 3 0 1 6 0 2 19 .327 .353 .449
1998 MIN 86 278 47 77 20 0 9 46 1 39 72 .277 .371 .446
1999 MIN 10 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 .000 .200 .000
2000 MIN 130 415 59 117 36 1 10 63 1 57 81 .282 .364 .446
2001 MIN 89 303 46 71 17 1 18 48 1 40 68 .234 .324 .475
2002 MIN 125 412 52 112 32 1 20 75 1 43 87 .272 .339 .500
2003 BOS 128 448 79 129 39 2 31 101 0 58 83 .288 .369 .592
2004 BOS 150 582 94 175 47 3 41 139 0 75 133 .301 .380 .603
2005 BOS 159 601 119 180 40 1 47 148 1 102 124 .300 .397 .604
2006 BOS 151 558 115 160 29 2 54 137 1 119 117 .287 .413 .636
2007 BOS 149 549 116 182 52 1 35 117 3 111 103 .332 .445 .621
2008 BOS 109 416 74 110 30 1 23 89 1 70 74 .264 .369 .507
Total - 1301 4631 812 1329 345 13 289 969 10 721 973 .287 .382 .554

Career highlights

David Ortiz points to the sky after hitting a home run.
  • 5-time All-Star (2004-2008)
  • Top 5 MVP vote-receiver five times (5th, 2003; 4th, 2004; 2nd, 2005; 3rd, 2006; 4th, 2007)
  • 2005 Hank Aaron Award winner
  • 4-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award (2004-2007)
  • 5-time winner of the Edgar Martínez Award (2003-2007)
  • Led the American League in extra base hits 3 times (2004, 2005, 2007)
  • MVP of the American League Championship Series (2004)
  • Led the American League in Home Runs (2006)
  • Led the American League in Runs Batted In (2005, 2006)
  • American League Player of the Month for September 2005 and July 2006.
  • Member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series.
  • Red Sox single season home run leader (54; 2006)
  • Tied with Babe Ruth for AL single season home run record in road games (32; 2006)
  • First player ever to hit two walk-off home runs in the same postseason (against the Angels (ALDS) and Yankees (ALCS), 2004)
  • First player in Red Sox history to hit 40 or more home runs in three consecutive seasons (2004-2006)
  • Set new record for home runs by a DH in 2005 (47), then again in 2006 (54)
  • 5 straight seasons of at least 30 HR and 100 RBI (2003-2007)
  • Tied with Billy Hatcher for all-time post-season consecutive on-base streak (10)
  • Member of the 2007 Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series.
  • 85 extra-base hits or more for four consecutive years, something only 2 other players--Lou Gehrig (5) and Sammy Sosa (4)--have ever done. [3]
  • Ortiz' home run total increased each year from 2000-2006, starting with 10 home runs, and ending with 54.

List of walk-off or game winning hits

[4]

  • July 26, 2003. Red Sox 5, Yankees 4. Doubles off the Green Monster in the 9th inning to drive home Jeremy Giambi.
  • September 23, 2003. Red Sox 6, Orioles 5. 10th inning home run over the Green Monster to win the game.
  • April 11, 2004. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4. 12th inning, two-run home run over the Green Monster.
  • June 11, 2004. Red Sox 2, Dodgers 1. 9th inning single allows Johnny Damon to score the winning run from second base.
  • October 8, 2004. Red Sox 8, Angels 6. Two-run series-clinching home run off Jarrod Washburn over the Green Monster in the 10th inning of Game 3 of the 2004 ALDS.
  • October 17, 2004. Red Sox 6, Yankees 4. 12th inning 2-run home run off Paul Quantrill in game 4 of the ALCS.
  • October 18, 2004. Red Sox 5, Yankees 4. 14th inning single to center field driving in Johnny Damon from second base in game 5 of the ALCS.
  • June 2, 2005. Red Sox 6, Orioles 4. Three-run home run off to center off BJ Ryan in the bottom of the 9th inning.
  • August 16, 2005. Red Sox 10, Tigers 7. Solo home run in the top of the 9th to tie the game, then homered again in the 10th inning to drive in 3 more.
  • September 6, 2005. Red Sox 3, Angels 2. 9th inning home run to win the game. Ortiz is awarded a plaque declaring him to be "The Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox." [5]
  • September 12, 2005. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5. Two-out top of the 11th solo home run to beat the Blue Jays.
  • September 14, 2005. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. 2-run 9th inning home run snaps a 3-3 tie.
  • September 29, 2005. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. Game-tying home run in the bottom of the 8th, followed by an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to win the game.
  • June 11, 2006. Red Sox 5, Rangers 4. 3-run, two-out, 9th inning home run off Akinori Otsuka to win the game.
  • June 24, 2006. Red Sox 5, Phillies 3. 10th inning 2-run home run to win the game.
  • June 26, 2006. Red Sox 8, Phillies 7. 12th inning RBI single to center field.
  • July 29, 2006. Red Sox 7, Angels 6. RBI single up the middle in the 11th inning with men on first and second.
  • July 31, 2006. Red Sox 9, Indians 8. Three-run home run in the 9th inning.
  • September 12, 2007. Red Sox 5, Devil Rays 4. Two-run home run in the 9th inning.


Book

  • In 2007, David released a book about his life called "Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits", ISBN 0-31-236633-7, written with Boston Herald columnist Tony Massarotti.

Family

Personal

In 2008, Ortiz named his top 5 favorite films of all time[9]:

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Ortiz.
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References

  1. ^ Jackson, Scoop. "It's Time Big Papi Gets a Trophy". ESPN.com. p. 2. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2561697 ESPN - Sleeplessness, dehydration sent Papi to hospital - MLB
  3. ^ SI.com - Writers - Tom Verducci: Is Ortiz a Hall of Famer? - Tuesday March 4, 2008 3:37PM
  4. ^ Boston Globe gallery of David Ortiz Walk-Offs
  5. ^ A blast, like the past
  6. ^ USATODAY.com - Pointing: It isn't just for pop-ups anymore
  7. ^ "Red Sox slugger Ortiz sworn as US citizen". Yahoo! Sports. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  8. ^ "Ortiz, pride of Sox Nation, joins US as a citizen". The Boston Globe. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Sean Casey interviews David Ortiz". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

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