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David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a

Dominican-American professional baseball player. Ortiz is a designated hitter (DH) who

occasionally plays first base for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002. Ortiz is a nine-time All-Star, a

three-time World Series champion, and holder of the Red Sox single-season record for

home runs with 54, set during the 2006 season. Ortiz has hit 503 career home runs,

which ranks 27th on the MLB all-time home run list. He is the all-time leader in MLB

history for home runs (447), runs batted in (RBIs) (1,442), and hits (2,023) by a DH.


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Ortiz once again was a major factor as he helped lead the Red Sox to their eighth

World Series championship. During the regular season, he hit 30 home runs, had 103

RBIs and batted .309. He finished in the top 10 in all 3 categories in the American

League.


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In the postseason, Ortiz had 5 home runs and 13 RBIs while batting .353. In Game 2

of the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, he hit 2 home

runs off of Rays' ace pitcher David Price. In Game 2 of the American League

Championship Series vs the Detroit Tigers, Ortiz hit a dramatic, game-tying grand

slam off of reliever Joaquin Benoit in the bottom of the 8th inning, helping propel the

Red Sox to victory. In the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ortiz hit home

runs in both games 1 and 2, had 6 RBIs and batted .688 as the Red Sox won the

series 4–2. As a result of his performance, Ortiz was awarded the World Series Most

Valuable Player award.


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On April 20, before the first game played at Fenway Park since the Boston Marathon

bombings and his first since August 2012 after an Achilles tendon injury, Ortiz spoke to

the crowd and stated, "This is our fucking city, and no one is going to dictate our

freedom. Stay strong." Ortiz reached several career milestones in 2013, including his

500th career double on July 2 and his 2,000th career hit on September 4. On July 10,

Ortiz passed Harold Baines to become the all-time leader for hits by a DH with 1689.


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On July 27, Ortiz was ejected by home-plate umpire Tim Timmons for arguing balls

and strikes in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. After his ejection, Ortiz used his

bat to smash a pressbox phone in the dugout. Major League Baseball decided not

to suspend Ortiz for the incident. Ortiz gained several new nicknames from the

media and his teammates as a result of his great postseason play such as "Señor

Octubre" and "Cooperstown". He also finished third in Boston's mayoral race that

year with 560 write-in votes.


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