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David Ortiz

David Ortiz

#34, 1B,
Boston Red Sox
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/230 lbs
Bat: L
Throw: L
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
College: None
Draft: Undrafted 1992 signed by the
Seattle Mariners
  • WRALSportsFan.com

    Red Sox slugger Ortiz on track for baseball hall election

    Boston’s Big Papi appears headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- no last-minute walk-off needed. The Red Sox slugger looks to be on track for induction in Cooperstown this summer, riding the strength of his on- and off-field achievements to overcome stigmas that have stalled or derailed the candidacies of some of his predecessors. Namely, Ortiz appears to have bucked anti-designated hitter sentiment that has been blunted by the inductions of Frank Thomas, Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines.

  • NBC Sports Boston

    The lockout holding MLB hostage is all about money, not fixing the real problems

    Negotiations between the players and owners are once again hung up on how the money pie is split up. But, as our John Tomase writes, the real issues hurting the game are being completely ignored.

  • BostonGlobe.com

    Is there anything to the cryptic criticism from Bill James on the 2011 Red Sox, and other thoughts

    James still has a pay-subscription website and he recently made some strong comments about the role of team chemistry regarding the ‘11 Sox. James wrote (in part) " ... The (2011) team was split 15 ways, split between pitchers and position players, split between the super-serious guys and the fun-loving guys, split between the drinkers and the pot smokers.