David Ortiz
MLB debut September 2, 1997 for the Minnesota Twins Career statistics (through September 28, 2014) Batting average .285 Hits 2,159 Home runs 466 Runs batted in 1,533 Teams Minnesota Twins (1997–2002) Boston Red Sox (2003–present) Career highlights and awards 3× World Series champion (2004, 2007, 2013) World Series MVP Award (2013) AL Championship Series MVP Award (2004) 9× All-Star (2004–2008, 2010–2013) 6× Silver Slugger Award (2004–2007, 2011, 2013) 7× Edgar Martinez Award (2003–2007, 2010, 2013) AL home run leader (2006) 2× AL RBI leader (2005, 2006) 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.