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  • David Ortiz

    Birth Date: 11/18/1975
    Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame

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    David Ortiz (aka. "Big Papi" & "David Arias") was born in the Dominican Republic in 1975.

    Ortiz was originally signed by the Seattle Mariners as a 17-year-old. He spent a couple of years in the Mariners system before being traded to the Twins as a PTBNL (Player To Be Named Later) in the Dave Hollins trade. Never considered anything but a position-less masher of the baseball, Ortiz spent most of his minor-league career wearing a first baseman's mitt. In his first season with the Twins organization (1997), he progressed three levels in the farm system, jumping from High-A ball all the way to the major league roster in Minnesota as a 21-year-old.

    1998 and 1999 saw Ortiz on the Minnesota-to-Salt Lake shuttle, mixing major league time with stints in the minor leagues. From 1997 through the end of 1999, Ortiz had a 102 OPS+ over 111 games yet couldn't stick on a Twins roster that lost 94, 92, and 97 games, respectively.

    The 2000 season saw Ortiz break out with the Twins, posting an .810 OPS in 130 games while carrying a .358 on-base percentage. His 478 plate appearances that season were the most he accumulated in a Twins uniform. No matter how much Ortiz hit, there were always suggestions the Twins organization wasn't happy with his pull-happy nature, constantly trying to remake Ortiz into a more "well-rounded" hitter.

    2001 came and Ortiz battled injuries, only playing in 89 games but posting a 107 OPS+ as he continued to refine his plate discipline and elite power.

    The 2002 season was Ortiz's last with the Twins. He broke out again, posting a 120 OPS+, far and away the best of his career to that point. After the season, Ortiz entered arbitration due to his accumulation of over three years of service time. Twins General Manager Terry Ryan attempted to trade Ortiz but found little or no takers. The perpetually cash-strapped Twins put Ortiz on waivers to avoid paying him an arbitration salary.

    And here ends the story of David Ortiz. Once a promising young slugger, no one is really sure what happened after this point as he faded into the annals of baseball history.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Once broke his wrist during a game, proceeded to hit a home run in his next at-bat, then left the game

    David Ortiz Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1997 21 MIN AL 0.1 15 51 49 10 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 2 19 .327 .353 .449 .802 108 .353 105 22 1 0 0 0 0 3/HD  
    1998 22 MIN AL 0.7 86 326 278 47 77 20 0 9 46 1 0 39 72 .277 .371 .446 .817 111 .367 112 124 8 5 0 4 3 3D/H  
    1999 23 MIN AL -0.6 10 25 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 .147 -45 0 2 0 0 0 0 /DH3  
    2000 24 MIN AL 0.7 130 478 415 59 117 36 1 10 63 1 0 57 81 .282 .364 .446 .810 101 .366 102 185 13 0 0 6 2 D3H  
    2001 25 MIN AL 0.4 89 347 303 46 71 17 1 18 48 1 0 40 68 .234 .324 .475 .799 107 .340 98 144 6 1 1 2 8 D/3H  
    2002 26 MIN AL 1.3 125 466 412 52 112 32 1 20 75 1 2 43 87 .272 .339 .500 .839 120 .362 118 206 5 3 0 8 0 DH3  
    2003 27 BOS AL 3.4 128 509 448 79 129 39 2 31 101 0 0 58 83 .288 .369 .592 .961 144 .405 142 265 9 1 0 2 8 D3H MVP-5
    2004 28 BOS AL 4.3 150 669 582 94 175 47 3 41 139 0 0 75 133 .301 .380 .603 .983 145 .411 141 351 12 4 0 8 8 *D3/H AS,MVP-4,SS
    2005 29 BOS AL 5.2 159 713 601 119 180 40 1 47 148 1 0 102 124 .300 .397 .604 1.001 158 .423 158 363 13 1 0 9 9 *D3/H AS,MVP-2,SS
    2006 30 BOS AL 5.8 151 686 558 115 160 29 2 54 137 1 0 119 117 .287 .413 .636 1.049 161 .433 159 355 12 4 0 5 23 *D3/H AS,MVP-3,SS
    2007 31 BOS AL 6.4 149 667 549 116 182 52 1 35 117 3 1 111 103 .332 .445 .621 1.066 171 .454 173 341 16 4 0 3 12 *D/3H AS,MVP-4,SS
    2008 32 BOS AL 1.7 109 491 416 74 110 30 1 23 89 1 0 70 74 .264 .369 .507 .877 124 .376 119 211 11 1 1 3 12 *D/H AS
    2009 33 BOS AL 0.7 150 627 541 77 129 35 1 28 99 0 2 74 134 .238 .332 .462 .794 102 .346 100 250 9 5 0 7 5 *D/3H  
    2010 34 BOS AL 2.8 145 606 518 86 140 36 1 32 102 0 1 82 145 .270 .370 .529 .899 137 .379 129 274 12 2 0 4 14 *D/H3 AS
    2011 35 BOS AL 4.0 146 605 525 84 162 40 1 29 96 1 1 78 83 .309 .398 .554 .953 154 .408 155 291 24 1 0 1 12 *D/H3 AS,SS
    2012 36 BOS AL 3.2 90 383 324 65 103 26 0 23 60 0 1 56 51 .318 .415 .611 1.026 173 .424 172 198 6 0 0 3 13 D/3H AS
    2013 37 BOS AL 4.4 137 600 518 84 160 38 2 30 103 4 0 76 88 .309 .395 .564 .959 159 .409 161 292 21 1 0 5 27 *D/3H AS,MVP-10,SS
    2014 38 BOS AL 2.6 142 602 518 59 136 27 0 35 104 0 0 75 95 .263 .355 .517 .873 141 .371 135 268 18 3 0 6 22 *D/H3  
    2015 39 BOS AL 3.1 146 614 528 73 144 37 0 37 108 0 1 77 95 .273 .360 .553 .913 140 .385 140 292 16 0 0 9 16 *D/3H MVP-28
    2016 40 BOS AL 5.2 151 626 537 79 169 48 1 38 127 2 0 80 86 .315 .401 .620 1.021 164 .423 166 333 22 2 0 7 15 *DH/3 AS,MVP-6,SS
      WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    20 Yrs 55.3 2408 10091 8640 1419 2472 632 19 541 1768 17 9 1319 1750 .286 .380 .552 .931 141 .396 139 4765 236 38 2 92 209 D3H  
    162 Game Avg 3.7 162 679 581 95 166 43 1 36 119 1 1 89 118 .286 .380 .552 .931 141 .396 139 321 16 3 0 6 14    
                                                               
    BOS (14 Yrs) 52.7 1953 8398 7163 1204 2079 524 16 483 1530 13 7 1133 1411 .290 .386 .570 .956 148 .404 146 4084 201 29 1 72 196 *D3H  
    MIN (6 Yrs) 2.6 455 1693 1477 215 393 108 3 58 238 4 2 186 339 .266 .348 .461 .809 108 .356 105 681 35 9 1 20 13 D3H  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 11/24/2024.

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    tony&rodney

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    There is no doubt that David Ortiz became quite an accomplished hitter, making big news in the postseason. I don't begrudge him any of his success, however, it is beyond comprehension how Ortiz escaped the wrath of the post McGuire-Soto home run/ steroid hate fest. Ortiz was totally busted by testing but the disclaimer is that the test was supposed to be confidential. Yet Barry Bonds, the most tested person in MLB history X4 and a player most people (myself too) believe used steroids, never even once tested positive for steroids. It is an amazing twist and a commentary on how the press controls so much more than we can ever admit. 

    In finality, the steroid era belongs to one man alone, the guy who encouraged and promoted it endlessly: Bud Selig. OBTW, Selig is in the MLB Hall of Fame, the irony of ironies. This is a made for Hollywood story. Then again, I guess we have seen much worse in our lifetime.

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