Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-3, 230lb (190cm, 104kg)
Born: November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do
High School: Estudia Espillat (Dominican Republic)
Debut:
September 2, 1997
(Age 21-288d,
17,144th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
October 2, 2016
(Age 40-319d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by BBWAA on 307/394 ballots)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season
Agents: ISE Baseball
Full Name: David Americo Ortiz
Nicknames: Big Papi or Cookie Monster
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Career
55.3
8640
2472
541
.286
1419
1768
17
.380
.552
.931
141
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 (43) | May 22 | BOS | @ | PHI | W,5-0 | GS | 23 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Jun | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 73 (28) | Jun 23 | BOS | @ | COL | L,6-8 | GS | 29 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3 | 74 | Jun 24 | BOS | @ | COL | W,13-11 | GS | 39 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 77 (2) | Jun 27 | BOS | @ | SFG | W,5-1 | GS | 24 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4gm | 26.2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||
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