David Ortiz

David Americo (Arias) Ortiz

(Papi, Cookie Monster)


Bats: L, Throws: L
Height: 6'4", Weight: 230 lb.
Born: 11/18/1975 in Santo Domingo
Debut: 09/02/1997
Twitter: @davidortiz
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1997 MIN AL 15 49 10 16 12 3 0 1 6 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 1 .327 .353 .449 .802 22
    1998 MIN AL 86 278 47 77 48 20 0 9 46 1 0 39 72 3 5 0 4 8 .277 .371 .446 .817 124
    1999 MIN AL 10 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0
    2000 MIN AL 130 415 59 117 70 36 1 10 63 1 0 57 81 2 0 0 6 13 .282 .364 .446 .810 185
    2001 MIN AL 89 303 46 71 35 17 1 18 48 1 0 40 68 8 1 1 2 6 .234 .324 .475 .799 144
    2002 MIN AL 125 412 52 112 59 32 1 20 75 1 2 43 87 0 3 0 8 5 .272 .339 .500 .839 206
    2003 BOS AL 128 448 79 129 57 39 2 31 101 0 0 58 83 8 1 0 2 9 .288 .369 .592 .961 265
    2004 BOS AL 150 582 94 175 84 47 3 41 139 0 0 75 133 8 4 0 8 12 .301 .380 .603 .983 351
    2005 BOS AL 159 601 119 180 92 40 1 47 148 1 0 102 124 9 1 0 9 13 .300 .397 .604 .001 363
    2006 BOS AL 151 558 115 160 75 29 2 54 137 1 0 119 117 23 4 0 5 12 .287 .413 .636 .049 355
    2007 BOS AL 149 549 116 182 94 52 1 35 117 3 1 111 103 12 4 0 3 16 .332 .445 .621 .066 341
    2008 BOS AL 109 416 74 110 56 30 1 23 89 1 0 70 74 12 1 1 3 11 .264 .369 .507 .877 211
    2009 BOS AL 150 541 77 129 65 35 1 28 99 0 2 74 134 5 5 0 7 9 .238 .332 .462 .794 250
    2010 BOS AL 145 518 86 140 71 36 1 32 102 0 1 82 145 14 2 0 4 12 .270 .370 .529 .899 274
    2011 BOS AL 146 525 84 162 92 40 1 29 96 1 1 78 83 12 1 0 1 24 .309 .398 .554 .953 291
    6 seasons MIN AL 455 1477 215 393 224 108 3 58 238 4 2 186 339 13 9 1 20 35 .266 .348 .461 .809 681
    9 seasons BOS AL 1287 4738 844 1367 686 348 13 320 1028 7 5 769 996 103 23 1 42 118 .289 .387 .570 .958 2701
    Total
    (14 seasons)     		1742 6215 1059 1760 910 456 16 378 1266 11 7 955 1335 116 32 2 62 153 .283 .378 .544 .922 3382

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    Kevin Youkilis could be on his way out of Boston
    Last week, we speculated that the Boston Red Sox could trade third baseman, Kevin Youkilis, once he returns from the Disabled List, because his replacement, Will Middlebrooks, has proven to be ready to play in the Majors. Today, Buster Olney of ESPN (via Stephen Hewitt of WEEI.com) said that the team will actually “look at possible trade [...]
    05/17/12
    Red Sox and David Ortiz reach agreement to avoid arbitration
    The Boston Red Sox and DH David Ortiz who were set for an arbitration hearing for later this afternoon, have reached an agreement on a one-year $14.575mm deal, Buster Olney of ESPN reports. There had been talk that Ortiz was offered a two-year deal worth $9mm annually, but was thinking about a one-year deal with a [...]
    02/13/12
    Red Sox Avoid Arbitration with Daniel Bard
    The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration with Daniel Bard according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Bard’s signing leaves just David Ortiz, Andrew Bailey, and Alfredo Aceves as the remaining arbitration-eligible players of the Red Sox. Bard is going to try to earn a role in the starting rotation after having been the setup man in [...]
    01/22/12
    David Ortiz accepts arbitration offer from the Red Sox
    According to a source close to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, David Ortiz has accepted the Red Sox’s arbitration offer on Wednesday. The Red Sox had offered Ortiz a two-year deal worth $9mm annually. Instead, Ortiz decided to accept arbitration which will put his salary for next season between $14-$15mm. Yesterday, we learned that the Red Sox [...]
    12/07/11
    Red Sox focused on re-signing David Ortiz
    The Boston Red Sox are apparently focused on re-signing designated hitter David Ortiz according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. Last week, we learned that Ortiz had received “serious interest” from more than one team. We also learned that he wants to sign a three-year deal. Ortiz hit .309/.398/.554 with 29 HR’s, 84 runs and 96 RBI’s in [...]
    12/05/11
    David Ortiz has interest from more than 1 team
    The demand for designated hitter David Ortiz is increasing this off-season.  According to a source close to Mike Silverman of the Boston Herald, the Ortiz is getting “serious interest” from more than one team. The source adds that “he has lots of options.” Ortiz was offered arbitration last week, but it isn’t known whether he would [...]
    11/28/11
    Should the Red Sox offer David Ortiz arbitration?
    The Red Sox have until midnight today to decide whether they will offer arbitration to David Ortiz, and according to Sean McAdam of ComcastSPORTSNET, this decision could be a little tricky. Even though Ortiz, a Type-A free agent, is looking for a multi-year deal, he could end up accepting arbitration from the Red Sox and forcing [...]
    11/23/11
    David Ortiz open to joining the Yankees
    Designated hitter David Ortiz will be a free agent at the end of this season and according to Colleen Dominguez of ESPN he’s open to the idea of joining the Yankees if they decide to present him with an offer. Ortiz didn’t say he wanted to join the Yankees, but as Dominguez points out, he showed [...]
    10/13/11
    Injury updates: Crisp, Ortiz, Jenks and Rolen
    Here’s a running list of injury updates from around the Major Leagues: – Outfielder, Coco Crisp, is expected to return at some point in the “not-too-distant future” according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Crisp underwent an MRI on his foot that came back negative adds Slusser. – David Ortiz left today’s game with back [...]
    09/14/11
    Injury updates: Davis, Sizemore and Ortiz
    Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Chris Davis was diagnosed with a small tear in his right shoulder and he could be out for the rest of the season according to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. – Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore has resumed baseball activities according to Jordan Bastian of [...]
    08/17/11