David Ortiz

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**David Ortiz**

Boston Red Sox — No. 34
Designated hitter
Born: November 18, 1975 (age 32) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
September 2, 1997 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics (through May 4,2008)
Batting average	.288
Home runs	279
Runs batted in	923
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) Boston Red Sox (2003-present)
Highlights and awards
4x Silver Slugger Award winner (2004, 2005, 2006 2007) 4x All-Star selection (2004, 2005, 2006 2007) Led AL in home runs in 2006 Led AL in runs batted in in 2005 and 2006 Led AL in bases on balls in 2006 and 2007

David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter who is currently playing for the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz used to play for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002. Nicknamed "Big Papi" or "Señor Papi", Ortiz has played in four All-Star Games. He holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which he set during the 2006 season.

1 Career
- 1.1 Early career
2 Career statistics
3 Other websites

[change] Career

[change] Early career

Ortiz graduated from Estudia Espaillat High School in the Dominican Republic and in 1992 he was signed by the Seattle Mariners who listed him as "David Arias" (possibly not understanding Spanish naming customs). In 1996, the Mariners received Dave Hollins from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. Later that season, the Mariners announced that the player to be named later would be Arias. When Ortiz arrived in Minnesota, he informed the team that he preferred to be listed as "David Ortiz." He made his major league debut in September of 1997. After moving up and down from the majors to the minors, Ortiz hit .272 with 20 home runs and 75 RBI in 2002, when the Twins lost in the American League Championship Series to the Anaheim Angels.

[change] 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	49	103	40	52	9	0	13	43	0	31	33	.250	.358	.488
Total	-	1234	4378	772	1262	324	12	279	923	9	676	918	.288	.383	.556