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David Ortiz #34 | Designated Hitter | Boston Red Sox
Height: 6-4    Weight: 230    Throws: L    Bats: L
Born: Nov 18, 1975, Santo Domingo,
Contract: Signed through 2010 with a club option for 2011.
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May 8, 2008
David Ortiz had two more hits on Thursday night and now has multiple hits in six of his last eight starts to raise his average to .239.
May 7, 2008
In case you haven't noticed, David Ortiz is once again, well David Ortiz, according to MLB.com. "He's getting it back," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "I think he's taking more aggressive swings..."
May 5, 2008
David Ortiz, who sat out of Sunday's game with a sore knee, helped the Red Sox beat the Tigers on Monday night with his sixth home run of the season.
May 5, 2008
David Ortiz is back in the starting lineup on Monday after being held out Sunday with a sore knee.
May 5, 2008
David Ortiz has a poor track record against Jeremy Bonderman, today's opposing hurler for Detroit, according to MLB.com. Ortiz is only 4-for-24 with a double, a home run, and five strikeouts over his career against the Tigers' righty.
May 5, 2008
David Ortiz was a late scratch for Sunday's game, and Manager Terry Francona commented on his ailing knee, according to the Providence Journal. Francona said, "He has that spot on his knee. I don’t know if you’d term it tendonitis, but he bruised it the other day. On a day when it’s wet and cold, a day game after a night game, he was just having trouble getting it loose . It’s going to be a long year. We can slide Youkilis in there (to the third spot in the order)."
May 4, 2008
David Ortiz was a late scratch for Sunday action due to tightness in his right knee, according to the Boston Herald. This is the same knee that was surgically repaired in the offseason and has been sore off and on this season. Manny Ramirez was switched from left field to DH, and Jacoby Ellsbury covered the spot in left field.
May 3, 2008
David Ortiz went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in Saturday's 12-4 rout over Tampa Bay.
May 2, 2008
David Ortiz is hitting .318 with four homers and 17 RBI over the last two weeks, but his right knee is still giving him problems, according to the Boston Herald. "Sore," Big Papi said when asked how the knee was. "Hopefully it will go away the next couple of days because it's (expletive) sore." When asked if Ortiz will have to continue dealing with the pain, manager Terry Francona responded, "I think he will. I don't think it's realistic that he won't. He had his surgery, he's a big guy. He's not 22 years old. I think that's just the way your life is as you start progressing in your career. Sometimes we may have to give the guy the day off."
May 1, 2008
David Ortiz had two hits on Thursday night to raise his average to, gulp, .196.
April 30, 2008
The batting average continues to disappoint, but DH David Ortiz is showing signs of life and was the voice of offense for the Red Sox in their 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ortiz went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the season to pick up his 21st RBI.
April 29, 2008
David Ortiz is back in the lineup Tuesday after missing a couple games with a bruised knee, according to the Boston Globe.
April 26, 2008
David Ortiz was scratched from the starting lineup for Saturday night’s game against Tampa Bay, this according to the Associated Press. Ortiz is nursing a bruised right knee.
April 23, 2008
Boston DH David Ortiz is doing all he can to get out of his funk at the plate, and while his team fell 6-4 to the Angels this evening, Big Papi enjoyed a productive evening with the bat. Ortiz went 1-for-2 with two walks and his third home run of the season.
April 22, 2008
David Ortiz has a good track record against Jered Weaver, today's opposing hurler for the Angels, according to MLB.com. The Boston slugger is hitting 5-for-10 over his career against Weaver, with two homers.
April 21, 2008
David Ortiz continues to climb out of his early hole. The slugger went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI in Monday's win over the Rangers.
April 18, 2008
David Ortiz hit a grand slam on Friday night as he drove in five runs in the Red Sox 11-3 victory over the Rangers.
April 14, 2008
David Ortiz went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles on Monday night. He entered the night 3-for-43 on the season.
April 14, 2008
As expected, David Ortiz will be back in the Red Sox lineup on Monday night, the Boston Globe confirms. Ortiz got the night off on Sunday to clear his head.
April 13, 2008
David Ortiz will get the night off on Sunday. "I just think it's the right thing to do," manager Terry Francona explains to the Boston Globe. "I don't know if you guys were in the room when he came in, but he came in kind of with a little bounce to his step, a little more light-hearted than he's been. He needed a break, that's the best way to put it." Ortiz adds that he needed a little mental break after his 3-for-43 start to the season.
April 12, 2008
In the worst slump of his life, David Ortiz now sits at 3-for-43 on the season, a .070 batting average, after an 0-for-4 outing on Saturday.
April 11, 2008
David Ortiz has a good track record against Chien-Ming Wang, tonight's opposing pitcher for the Yankees, according to MLB.com. Over his career against Wang, Ortiz is hitting 15-for-30 with four doubles, two home runs, and 10 RBI. This is good for him, as he is in need of a big game since he is only hitting .083 over 36 at-bats this season.
April 9, 2008
David Ortiz has not fared very well against Jeremy Bonderman, today's opposing pitcher for Detroit, according to MLB.com. Ortiz is only 4-for-21 lifetime against Bonderman, with one home run, four RBI, and four strikeouts. Ortiz is only hitting .190 over 29 at-bats this season.
April 2, 2008
David Ortiz hit his first home run of the season today, belting a 7th-inning offering from Alan Embree in the stands. Ortiz finished going 2-for-4 with one walk and two strikeouts, leaving three men on-base, to bring his seasonal batting average to .133.
April 2, 2008
David Ortiz remains hitless this season as he went 0-for-4 against Oakland on Tuesday. Hopefully his surgically repaired knee is not hindering his swing in some way.
April 1, 2008
David Ortiz talked about his surgically repaired knee on Monday, according to the Boston Globe. He stated, "I just keep working on my knee, man, you know. The surgery is kind of weird. It feels good one day and some other day it feels like [expletive]. I just have to fight through it. That's why I'm putting so much of this lotion on it."
March 22, 2008
David Ortiz hit his first home run of the spring in Japan's bandbox, the Tokyo Dome, on Saturday morning. According to MLB.com, Ortiz's homer wasn't nearly as far as the one that hit the right-field lights just below the roof during a tour with major league all-stars in November 2004.
March 19, 2008
David Ortiz hasn't homered yet this spring, but he is pleased with how his surgically repaired right knee has held up, the Boston Globe reports. "I'm a little behind schedule," he says. "(The Japan trip) hurts me a bit. But I've just got to keep on working. I'll be all right. It might just take a little time."
February 19, 2008
Following up on a previous David Ortiz note: it seems that after the team's designated hitter arrived at Red Sox camp today, he was sporting a hairdo that was somewhere between Chuck Berry and Little Richard noted courant.com. The main topic of discussion, however, was the big left-hander's right knee. When asked about the condition of the injury Ortiz said, "I feel good. Getting almost 100 percent." During Tuesday's batting practice Big Papi hammered the ball to the opposite field -- center -- and pulled several gargantuan home runs over the right field fence. If his bat could talk it would have said Ortiz is ready to play.
February 19, 2008
David Ortiz took some swings in the batting cage Tuesday and proclaimed himself nearly fully recovered from knee surgery, according to the AP. The DH had the procedure shortly after the World Series. Big Papi was a beast down the stretch and in the playoffs despite dealing with the knee condition, but it's nice to know he's feeling much better now, anyway.