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
everybody game happened learn needs people talented
Everybody in this game needs help, even I need help. When you are young and talented like Mo, you like to have people around you who you can learn from. That's why we are here. At one time, we were his age. The same thing happened to us.
against everybody throw
I tell you, I'd throw Wakefield against everybody right now.
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.
atmosphere everybody latin passion
The atmosphere is something that pretty much every Latin person has in their blood. Everybody has a lot of passion for baseball.
bunch camp deal everybody faces feels guys sure talked
That's my boy. I talked to him a lot before and after he went to the other side. You come to camp and see a bunch of new faces get in the mix. It's something that guys that have been around here have to deal with and have to make sure that everybody feels comfortable.
alex everybody great knows respect sit talk
Alex is a great guy, man, ... Everybody knows that he's very talented. Alex has a great personality. I have a lot of respect for Alex. Alex is very interesting when you sit down and talk to him.
anybody ball harder hit seen
I've never seen anybody hit a ball harder than that guy.
country family fans floods forget helped last owners provided red states united
The United States has provided my family and me with more than we could have ever dreamed. I'll never forget the way Red Sox fans and the team's owners helped my country after the floods last year.
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.
mom
My mom, she's still always there for me. Always.
baseball expected field good mix needed tough
Baseball is a tough enough game. I try not to mix what is needed on the field with what is expected from those off the field. It isn't a good thing.
leagues
At one point, he got called up to the big leagues
That's the way it was over there. They make you be a little (expletive) hitter. If you don't be a little (expletive) hitter, you don't play.