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| 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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| November 3, 2009 David Ortiz claimed on Tuesday to have "another three or four good years in me," according to the Boston Herald. |
| October 18, 2009 In an effort to stave off another epic, season-beginning slump, David Ortiz has pledged to get into better shape this offseason, according to the Boston Herald. |
| October 11, 2009 David Ortiz finished the ALDS 1-for-12 with four strikeouts as the Red Sox got swept by the Angels. |
| October 2, 2009 David Ortiz is out of Friday's lineup against Cleveland, according to the Boston Globe. |
| September 25, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-4 with three RBI in tonight's 9-5 loss at rival New York. He hit a two-run homer off Joba Chamberlain. |
| September 24, 2009 David Ortiz had a huge night for the Red Sox on Thursday in his team's 10-3 win over the Royals. Ortiz went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, a run scored, and three RBI. |
| September 23, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with four RBI in tonight's 9-2 win at Kansas City. He hit a single and a three-run homer off Carlos Rosa. |
| September 15, 2009 David Ortiz led the Sox offensively in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Angels at Fenway Park, as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI. He hit a single and a solo homer off Jose Arredondo. |
| September 13, 2009 David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox's lineup for Suday afternoon, according to the Twitter page of beat writer Amalie Benjamin. Jason Bay will serve as the team's DH, while Josh Reddick takes over in left field. |
| September 7, 2009 David Ortiz is getting Labor Day off for the Red Sox. Ortiz will sit while Victor Martinez takes over as the DH against the White Sox. |
| August 26, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers in tonight's 3-2 win over Chicago at Fenway Park. His first shot came off Gavin Floyd, and the second was a walk-off homer off Tony Pena. |
| August 22, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in the Red Sox's blowout win over the Yankees on Saturday. |
| August 19, 2009 According to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman, the Red Sox are "concerned" about the slumping, and recently outed steroid user, David Ortiz. |
| August 16, 2009 David Ortiz hit his 17th homer and drew a pair of walks in Boston's 4-3 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. His homer, a solo shot, came in the second inning. |
| August 14, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in tonight's 8-4 win at Texas. He hit a single and a two-run homer off Eddie Guardado. |
| August 8, 2009 David Ortiz told the media at his press conference on Saturday that he was careless when buying over-the-counter supplements but that he never purchased or used steroids. |
| August 5, 2009 David Ortiz will ride the pine for tonight's game at Tampa Bay, according to the Boston Globe. |
| July 30, 2009 David Ortiz is in the news again on Thursday, but this time it is for his performance on the field. Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in the Red Sox' 8-5 win over the A's. |
| July 30, 2009 David Ortiz, along with former teammate Manny Ramirez, has been revealed as one of the 103 players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball's 2003 testing, according to The New York Times. |
| July 29, 2009 According to WEEI.com, David Ortiz isn't expected to be in Boston's starting lineup on Wednesday. |
| July 22, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles in tonight's 3-1 loss at Texas. |
| July 19, 2009 David Ortiz drove in the lone Boston run on Sunday, as Roy Halladay baffled the Red Sox en route to his 11th victory. |
| July 17, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the Red Sox' 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday. Ortiz is now hitting .226 on the season. |
| July 9, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer off Luke Hochevar in tonight's 8-6 loss to the Royals at Fenway Park. |
| July 8, 2009 David Ortiz went deep for the tenth time this season in Boston's 5-4 win over the A's on Wednesday. It was his only hit in four trips, but he finished with four RBI. |
| July 5, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Mariners at Fenway Park. He hit a single and a solo homer off Brandon Morrow. |
| July 4, 2009 David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox lineup for their Saturday afternoon game against the Mariners. He is being replaced by Rocco Baldelli as the DH. |
| June 26, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a solo homer off Jair Jurrjens in tonight's 4-1 win at Atlanta. |
| June 25, 2009 David Ortiz is slated to cover first base and bat cleanup in tonight's game at Washington, according to the Boston Globe. |
| June 24, 2009 David Ortiz carried the Red Sox offensively in Wednesday's 6-4 win at Washington, as he went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. He hit a single and a three-run homer off Craig Stammen. |
| June 23, 2009 The Boston Globe is reporting that David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox' lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Nationals. With no DH in the NL park, the Sox are forced to play without him tonight. |
| June 21, 2009 David Ortiz may be starting to put some semblance of a season together. He hit his sixth home run of the season on Sunday in a 2-for-4 effort as Boston nipped the Braves 6-5. |
| June 17, 2009 David Ortiz stayed productive in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Marlins. He was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and three runs scored. |
| June 16, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over Florida at Fenway Park. His other knock was a single. |
| June 12, 2009 The Boston Globe is reporting that David Ortiz is in the lineup and playing first base for the Red Sox' series opener at Philadelphia. Ortiz will hit fifth, and Kevin Youkilis will move to third to give Mike Lowell the night off. |
| June 11, 2009 David Ortiz helped lead the charge in Thursday's 4-3 win over the rival Yankees at Fenway Park, as he went 2-for-3 with a solo homer off ace CC Sabathia. His other knock was a single. |
| June 10, 2009 David Ortiz might not play first base during the Red Sox interleague play games against the Phillies this weekend according to the Boston Globe. |
| June 9, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer off A.J. Burnett in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the rival Yankees at Fenway Park. |
| June 8, 2009 According to the Boston Globe, Red Sox' slugger David Ortiz underwent an eye test on Monday. His vision was said to have checked out well, and he was given eye drops for dry eyes. |
| June 6, 2009 David Ortiz had a big night at the plate on Saturday in the Red Sox' 8-1 win over the Rangers. Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run, and an RBI. |
| June 6, 2009 According to FOX Sports, slumping Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will consult an eye doctor on Monday. |
| June 5, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-4 with a single and recorded Boston's lone RBI in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers at Fenway Park. |
| June 4, 2009 The Boston Globe is reporting that David Ortiz is planning on having his eyes checked. "There have been some situations that something has happened to my eyes, my vision. But I'm planning on getting my eyes checked out sometime soon. I don't know. It's just sometimes that I've been feeling lately. It's not anything crazy, but just to make sure." |
| June 3, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in the Red Sox 5-1 win over Detroit on Tuesday. After starting the season with a 39 game homerless streak, he has now gone 11 games since his first and only home run. |
| May 28, 2009 David Ortiz has been dropped to sixth in the batting order for today's game at Minnesota, according to the Boston Globe. He will hit between Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek. |
| May 26, 2009 David Ortiz is expected to return to the lineup tonight at Minnesota after being held out Monday, according to the Boston Globe. |
| May 25, 2009 Updating an earlier report, David Ortiz is not in today's lineup at Minnesota, according to the Boston Globe. |
| May 25, 2009 David Ortiz may be dropped in the batting order as he continues to struggle at the plate, according to the Boston Globe. Hitting coach Dave Magadan said (regarding dropping Ortiz in the lineup), "I think that is something we are going to discuss. We will probably talk about it on the flight to Minnesota. We want to do what is best not only for David, but what is best for the team." |
| May 22, 2009 David Ortiz was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Boston's 5-3 loss to the visiting Mets on Friday. |
| May 20, 2009 David Ortiz finally went deep for the first time this season in the Red Sox 8-3 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Ortiz was 2-for-5 on the night with two RBI and a run scored. |
| May 19, 2009 David Ortiz is penciled into tonight's lineup against Toronto at Fenway Park, according to the Boston Globe. Big Papi will bat third in the order. |
| May 17, 2009 The Providence Journal reports that Red Sox manager Terry Francona is not committed to returning "slugger" David Ortiz to the third spot in the order. Ortiz was given the weekend off to try and get out of his season-long slump. |
| May 16, 2009 According to the Boston Herald, struggling DH David Ortiz will remain on the bench until Tuesday to try and work his way out of a massive slump that has steamrolled into a terrible start to the season overall. The team wants to give him a mental break for a few days. |
| May 15, 2009 The Boston Globe is reporting that David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox' lineup on Friday. He will be replaced by Rocco Baldelli as the team's DH in the game. |
| May 14, 2009 David Ortiz reported no issues with his previously ailing left wrist during or after Wednesday's game against the Angels, according to the Boston Globe. He went 1-for-4 at the plate. |
| May 13, 2009 David Ortiz was struck on the wrist by a pitch in Tuesday's battle with the Angels, but does not expect to miss any time, according to the Providence Journal. He said, "It will be fine. It feels fine now. You never know sometimes you wake up sore. But it is fine now." |
| May 9, 2009 David Ortiz returned to the lineup Friday against the Rays after being scratched Thursday with a stiff neck, according to the Boston Globe. |
| May 8, 2009 David Ortiz was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a stiff neck, but he is expected to be fine, according to the Boston Globe. Manager Terry Franconca said, "I think David will be OK. He looked a little better after the game." |
| May 7, 2009 The Providence Journal reports that David Ortiz was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to a stiff neck. Julio Lugo will be the DH. |
| April 22, 2009 David Ortiz had a double and two RBI on Wednesday in the Red Sox' 7-3 win over the Twins in the second game of their doubleheader. Ortiz bumped his average up to .220 with the hit. |
| April 20, 2009 David Ortiz had a triple and a double on Monday in the Red Sox 12-1 win over Baltimore. Ortiz added a run and two RBI, while raising his average to .196. |
| April 19, 2009 David Ortiz continued to struggle on Sunday, going 0-for-4 against Baltimore and dropping his average to .170. |
| April 16, 2009 David Ortiz is having trouble with above average fastballs, according to FoxSports. The DH is hitting only .176/.293/.206 through nine games this season. |
| April 6, 2009 David Ortiz feels healthy and is swinging freely again, and without fear that the pain and clicking will return on a check or awkward swing, according to the Boston Globe. He said, "I know how to hit. I hit before. That is something you do not forget. It is a totally different situation when you go to the plate thinking about if this swing, if I swing right now my hand is going to hurt. It is too much thinking. Just go out there and see the ball and hit it." |
| March 28, 2009 David Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a home run in Boston's 9-4 spring training win over Minnesota. |
| March 27, 2009 David Ortiz was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 11-8 win over the Cardinals. He's hitting .310 this spring. |
| March 17, 2009 David Ortiz went 2-for-3 with three RBI in Tuesday's 9-5 win over Minnesota in the Grapefruit League. He hit a single and a two-run homer, his second of the spring. |
| March 13, 2009 David Ortiz clubbed his first spring home run Friday night against Yankee starter Chien-Ming Wang. He finished Boston's 8-4 win 1-for-3 with two RBI. |
| March 11, 2009 David Ortiz covered first base for the Dominican Repulic in the World Baseball Classic battle with the Netherlands one day after telling Newsday that he is not a first baseman, according to the Boston Globe. |
| March 8, 2009 Skipper Terry Francona indicated that David Ortiz is feeling fine despite a contrary report on ESPN Deportes speculating that Ortiz was suffering from muscle tightness, according to the Providence Journal. |
| March 7, 2009 David Ortiz was unable to play first base for the Dominican Repbulic in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday due to a sore left shoulder, according to ESPN. |
| February 21, 2009 After missing a couple of days due to a sore left shoulder, David Ortiz returned to the field on Saturday, according to the Boston Globe. He took batting practice and caught some balls at first base. |
| February 20, 2009 David Ortiz missed his second straight day of camp Friday due to soreness in his left shoulder, according to ESPN. |
| February 20, 2009 David Ortiz sat out of camp Thursday due to sleeping on his shoulder the wrong way, according to the Boston Globe. Skipper Terry Francona said, "I think he could have been out here yesterday. He is a designated hitter. He does not have a whole lot to do with our pickoffs and things like that. I do not think on Feb. 19 it is real pivotal. I thought he could get more out of staying inside." |
| February 16, 2009 ESPN.com reports that David Ortiz is in favor of harsher steroid testing policies and suspensions. The slugger says that the testing should not be a random selection of players, but that every player should get tested multiple times throughout the season. He also feels that violators should miss an entire season for a first-time offense as opposed to a 50-game suspension. |
| February 13, 2009 Manager Terry Francona has not seen David Ortiz since late December, but the reports on his conditioning and health have been good, according to the Boston Globe. Francona said, "Some guys have laid some eyes on him in the Dominican, and he looks tremendous. I am excited to see David because that would be great news for us." |
| January 15, 2009 The AP reports that David Ortiz still intends to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. He is hoping his injured wrist is 100 percent in time for the tournament. "I have been swinging some and my injured wrist has not bothered me since last year, he told The Associated Press by e-mail Thursday. Just as I promised, if Im healthy, I will join the team. |
| January 12, 2009 Jim Rice was elected into the MLB Hall of Fame on Monday, according to the Associated Press. It was Rice's 15th year on the ballot and he would've had to get in through the veterans committee if he failed to make it this year. He got 76.2 percent of the vote, while needing 75 percent in order to get in. |