DAVID ORTIZ RUMORS & GOSSIP
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Ortiz has spent the better part of his career making the Twins pay for
their repression. He entered Saturday's game with a career .323 average,
13 homers and 37 RBIs in 52 games against Minnesota...
Recap: David Ortiz is awesome
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
With Big Papi leading the way with 2 home runs and 6 RBI's, the Red Sox beat the Twins 12-5 tonight.
It wasn't all roses for Boston this evening, but there was much to be excited about (including getting to watch David Ortiz absolutely crushing baseballs). The most notable stat from the game was that Boston scored 12 runs on 13 hits. That's awesome...
David Ortiz selling bats with Boston marathon quote
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David Ortiz uttered the now-famous words, “this is our f—— city!” at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing. Now the Red Sox slugger is raising money for the One Fund Boston charity by selling bats with his quote.
The bats start at $125 with al of the proceeds going to the charity. For $500 the bat will be signed by Ortiz.
Fans interested in the...
ALL FOR CHARITY
Ortiz selling bats with infamous quote
David Ortiz is selling bats featuring the now-famous quote the Red Sox slugger uttered at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings.
David Ortiz Appears to Be ‘Over’ Oblique Strain, Back to Full Strength (Video)
Since his 27-game hitting streak was snapped last Wednesday, David Ortiz has struggled at the plate.
Starting that night against the Twins, Ortiz proceeded to go 1-for-17 over four games, dropping his average more than 80 points (to .333) before manager John Farrell gave him a night off on Sunday. Big Papi went just 1-for-4 in his return to the lineup on Tuesday, but that one hit...
David Ortiz Blames Oblique Injury For Recent Slump
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has gotten off to a hot start this season, even after missing some time with an Achilles injury. However, in the last week or so his average has slowly dipped after an extended slump during a key series against the Texas Rangers and later against the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays. In fact, he went hitless in the Jays series. Speculation...
ABOVE SCRUTINY
Ortiz: Column not reason for slump
David Ortiz was off to a scorching start before a controversial column was published. He then went in a small slump and said the column was not to blame.
Dan Shaughnessy’s Column on David Ortiz Draws Variety of Reactions From Around Baseball Blogosphere (Video)
David Ortiz was vocal in his denial of performance-enhancing drug use after The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy wrote a column questioning the slugger’s early-season success.
Red Sox chairman Tom Werner also came to the slugger’s defense, calling out Shaughnessy for his “fact-less” attack on the Boston designated hitter. As NESN’s Adam Pellerin reports on NESN Daily,...
David Ortiz ‘hurt’ by steroid accusations following his hot start
David Ortiz is off to the best start of his career with the Boston Red Sox. A notoriously slow starter in April, Big Papi is hitting .381 with 17 RBI and four home runs through only 16 games. He missed the first 15 games of the season because of an Achilles’ injury that stemmed back to last July, but the 37-year-old returned without missing a beat. Since Ortiz’s hot start in...
FISHING EXPEDITION
Columnist trolls Ortiz about steroids
Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy interviewed David Ortiz and appeared to insinuate that the red-hot Red Sox slugger may be taking steroids.
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