Birthday: November 18, 1975 (Scorpio)
Born In: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Birthday: November 18, 1975 (Scorpio)
Born In: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
David Americo Ortiz Arias, popularly known as ‘Big Papi’, is a Dominican-American professional baseball player, the designated hitter, with the Boston Red Sox of Major league Baseball. He formally played for Minnesota Twins for a few years before joining Red Sox for good. He is also known as the heart of the Boston Red Sox’s offensive machine, due to his huge frame and talent to hit larger than life home runs. He is undoubtedly the most famous and intimidating players of baseball in the United States. As a young boy, Ortiz had a special liking for the game as his father played baseball for years in Dominican pro and semipro leagues. Due to his huge physic, he was pushed into basketball in his high school but the love of baseball earned him a contract by the Seattle Mariners who then traded him off to the Minnesota Twins. Soon Ortiz’s talent was recognized by the Major league Baseball and the Boston Red Sox hired him to play sporadically for them as pinch hitter. But later, he was given a chance to play a season as the designated hitter and he never looked back after that. Ortiz is a nine-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion and he holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54 and also an all-time leader in MLB history for home runs (381), RBIs (1,245) and hits (1,758) by a DH.
Birthday: November 18, 1975 (Scorpio)
Born In: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Nick Name: Big Papi
Also Known As: Big Papi, David Américo Ortiz Arias
Age: 47 Years
Spouse/Ex-: Tiffany
mother: Angela Rosa Arias
children: Alexandra, D'Angelo, Jessica
Born Country: Dominican Republic
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Height: 1.91 m
Ancestry: Dominican American
Grouping of People: Black Baseball Players
City: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
discoveries/inventions: David Ortiz Children's Fund
awards:
2004 - American League Championship Series MVP Award for most valuable player
2003 - Edgar Martínez Award for outstanding designated hitter
2004 - Edgar Martínez Award for outstanding designated hitter
2005 - Edgar Martínez Award for outstanding designated hitter
2006 - Edgar Martínez Award for outstanding designated hitter
2007 - Edgar Martínez Award for outstanding designated hitter
2011 - Roberto Clemente Award for Major League Baseball player
2004 - American League Designated Hitter Silver Slugger Award for best offensive player
2005 - American League Designated Hitter Silver Slugger Award for best offensive player
2006 - American League Designated Hitter Silver Slugger Award for best offensive player
2007 - American League Designated Hitter Silver Slugger Award for best offensive player
2011 - American League Designated Hitter Silver Slugger Award for best offensive player
2005 - American League Hank Aaron Award for best baseball player.
2004 - GIBBY in Baseball Hitter of the Year Award for extraordinary baseball performer
2005 - GIBBY in Baseball Hitter of the Year Award for extraordinary baseball performer
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