David Ortiz
David Ortiz
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American professional baseball player who plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Ortiz is a designated hitterwho occasionally plays first base. He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1997–2002...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1975
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
CountryDominica
baseball bench best guy kept players
He said he was going to quit. He wasn't going to play baseball anymore. The organization was going crazy, because you don't want a guy like that on the bench sitting. What they did, they kept (Fermin) up there. This is to one of the best players ever to play the game.
baseball expected field good mix needed tough
Baseball is a tough enough game. I try not to mix what is needed on the field with what is expected from those off the field. It isn't a good thing.
baseball children taken
The DOCF all started when I made a trip to a local hospital in the Dominican Republic. I was visiting children who had received life-saving heart care operations. I couldn't help but think that in another life, one of these kids could be my own son. If it wasn't for baseball, I may have remained in the Dominican Republic and who knows where life would have taken me. It was then that I knew that I had to use the gift that I received, to play baseball, to do whatever I could to give back.
baseball play want
I just want to play baseball.
mom baseball mother
My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.
brother great hear johnny people positive saw seen winning wish
Johnny is like a brother to me and I want to see the positive side. I know there were some boos, but I saw a lot of people clapping, too. You just couldn't hear it over the boos. He did a lot of great things here. He was a big part of us winning in 2004, and he is a great guy. I've seen worse. I wish him the best.
future guy roger
We have the future Roger Clemens in the house, ... That kid, man, I'll tell you, this guy is something else.
hung last time
You know what, the last time they were here, we went back to my house. We hung out together,
ball passed tomorrow win
We're fine, it's passed already. Everyone's going to come in tomorrow and try to win some ball games.
house protect
I feel this is my house and I've got to protect this house.
learning
He's 24 years old. He's just a baby. You know this game. It's a learning process.
born doubt leagues
He was born to hit. Manny has like, what, (13) years in the big leagues doing the same thing over and over and over? There's no doubt about it. That guy's a hitter.
mom
My mom, she's still always there for me. Always.
everybody game happened learn needs people talented
Everybody in this game needs help, even I need help. When you are young and talented like Mo, you like to have people around you who you can learn from. That's why we are here. At one time, we were his age. The same thing happened to us.