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David Ortiz

“Big Papi”

Designated hitter 1997–2016 Hall of Fame 2022 10× All-Star
2,472H
541HR
.286AVG
1,768RBI
.932OPS

David Ortiz, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, played 20 seasons (1997–2016) primarily as a designated hitter, mostly with the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins. He collected 2,472 hits and 541 home runs with a .286 batting average, ranking 7th in hits among Dominican-born players. He was selected to 10 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Born
November 18, 1975 · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 221 major leaguers from Santo Domingo
Bats / Throws
L / L
Teams
Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins

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Batting

YearTeamGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVG
1997Minnesota Twins1549101630160219.327
1998Minnesota Twins86278477720094613972.277
1999Minnesota Twins10201000000512.000
2000Minnesota Twins13041559117361106315781.282
2001Minnesota Twins893034671171184814068.234
2002Minnesota Twins12541252112321207514387.272
2003Boston Red Sox128448791293923110105883.288
2004Boston Red Sox1505829417547341139075133.301
2005Boston Red Sox159601119180401471481102124.300
2006Boston Red Sox151558115160292541371119117.287
2007Boston Red Sox149549116182521351173111103.332
2008Boston Red Sox10941674110301238917074.264
2009Boston Red Sox150541771293512899074134.238
2010Boston Red Sox1455188614036132102082145.270
2011Boston Red Sox14652584162401299617883.309
2012Boston Red Sox9032465103260236005651.318
2013Boston Red Sox137518841603823010347688.309
2014Boston Red Sox142518591362703510407595.263
2015Boston Red Sox146528731443703710807795.273
2016Boston Red Sox151537791694813812728086.315
Career2,4088,6401,4192,472632195411,768171,3191,750.286

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Nelson Cruz2005–2023 · 2,053 H, 464 HREdwin Encarnación2005–2020 · 1,832 H, 424 HRJose Morban2003 · 10 H, 2 HRCarlos Casimiro2000 · 1 H, 0 HR