David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays got upset when David Ortiz hit his second home run in game 2 of the ALDS. HIs statement after the game was that he should just run.
Back in 2003, the MLB did tests on players to see just how dirty the league was. The biggest problem was that the results of those tests didn't surface until 2006, and Big Papi's name was on the list.
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz won't be suspended for destroying two dugout phones with his bat during this weekend's series in Baltimore.
Jon Lester struck out 8 as the Red Sox shut out the Orioles in Baltimore 5-0. The Sox took two-out-of-three. They return home to play a make-up game with Tampa tonight. WBSM pregame time is 5:25pm.
More talk about David Ortiz getting ejected Saturday night...
Big Papi got tossed in the Red Sox 7-3 win over Baltimore on Saturday night, after the umpire called a strike on an 3-0 count. Ortiz would end up going down on strikes, and he was not a big fan of the pitch that set him up for that.
The designated hitter role is still a relatively recent innovation in Major League Baseball, but some players have excelled at the position. Is David Ortiz the best?
David Ortiz went 2 for 3 with a huge home run to lead the Red Sox to an 11-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners. Papi also became the all-time hit leader for designated hitters. A 2nd inning double pushed him past Harold Baines with 1,689 hits as a DH...
The surprise of the season so far has been the return of Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. A new reports from the Boston Globe suggests there might be something to his fantastic start.