David Ortiz
David Ortiz
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American professional baseball player who plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Ortiz is a designated hitterwho occasionally plays first base. He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1997–2002...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1975
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
CountryDominica
best confidence face faced good hitter matter pitcher seems time
Lilly, he seems like every time we face him, it must be his best night. When you as a hitter feel confidence about a pitcher you faced before and hit really good against, and it doesn't matter if it's his best night, ... you're going to hit him.
baseball bench best guy kept players
He said he was going to quit. He wasn't going to play baseball anymore. The organization was going crazy, because you don't want a guy like that on the bench sitting. What they did, they kept (Fermin) up there. This is to one of the best players ever to play the game.
best happened running team winning
The best thing that ever happened to this team was winning this game, ... When you see Manny running like he did, you know we're already in the playoffs.
best everybody game happened team winning
The best thing that ever happened to this team was winning this game tonight. Everybody was on their toes.
best four might seen team
I've been here four years and that might be the best team I've seen that they have.
best four team
I've been here four years and that is the best team they've had.
thinking player trying
I'm just another player that comes in and comes out. Everybody's time is up at some point, I don't think that's my problem. I'm just going to keep on trying like I normally do.
play games fans
Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.
play sake want
What I don't want to do is just play for the sake of playing.
years careers long
You don't get better as you get older in your career. It's not natural to have your best years late in your career. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to keep my body feeling good for as long as I can.
falling-in-love team fall
You can never fall in love with a team.
hitting coaches my-own
I've always been my own hitting coach.
games play worry
I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it.
cities important
This is our f---g city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.