David Ortiz Baseball player

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 with the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002.Ortiz is a nine-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion and he holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, set during the 2006 season.Ortiz has hit 466 career home runs, which ranks 33rd on the MLB all-time home run list. He is the all-time leader in MLB history for home runs (415), runs batted in (RBIs) (1,343) and hits (1,890) by a DH.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Ortiz Arias David Américo; Big Papi
Birth date	November 18, 1975
Birth place	Dominican Republic , Santo Domingo

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Baseball player

Career start	September 02, 1997
Awards	Major League Baseball All-Star Game Designated hitter Silver Slugger Award World Series Most Valuable Player Award List of World Series champions List of Major League Baseball home run champions List of Major League Baseball runs batted in champions Edgar Martínez Award League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
batting side	Left
former teams	Minnesota Twins
position	Designated hitter First baseman
teams	Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins
throwing side	Left