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The Dugout: Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training 2011

By Brandon StroudFeb 24th 2011 – 11:00PM

If any installment in The Dugout Spring Training 2011 deserves the grown-up graphic, this is the one. Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon and Kyle Farnsworth now play for the same team. The upside of this is that three of the most fun characters to write in the history of the strip are always going to be side-by-side,...

Roto Alert: Red Sox Offense Adds Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford

By R.J. WhiteDec 15th 2010 – 12:30AM

The Boston Red Sox have made a big push to regain relevancy in the AL East next season, adding the top free-agent hitter on the market as well as the top slugger available to teams via trade. After the Red Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez, it seemed like a given they would be done with big-ticket moves for the rest of the...

The SportsLodge: Friday 3-Pointers

By FanHouse TVNov 5th 2010 – 3:13PM

In this episode of The SportsLodge: the asinine BCS rankings; trouble for Cam Newton; and Big Papi's contract. Click here to watch:

Red Sox Will Pick Up David Ortiz's Option

By Andrew JohnsonNov 4th 2010 – 1:53PM

The Red Sox announced Thursday that they will exercise their contract option on designated hitter David Ortiz by the midnight deadline, guaranteeing that the beloved slugger will stay in Boston through 2011. Ortiz's option for next season is worth $12.5 million, the same salary he has made in each of the last four...

David Ortiz Wants Multi-Year Deal From Red Sox

By Knox BardeenOct 29th 2010 – 1:35PM

Designated hitter David Ortiz wants more than just a one-year deal when he sits down with the Boston Red Sox over the next week to talk about a new contract. The soon-to-turn 35-year-old slugger told WEEI.com that he wouldn't feel comfortable returning to the team if he didn't have a multi-year deal in place. The Red Sox...

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Boston Red Sox: The Road Back to the Top

Jun 01st 2012 - 09:27AM

I just don't like the way they're playing.

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MLB: Ortiz Pushes for DH in NL, Manny is Back & More

By Adry Torre May 21st 2012 - 04:47PM

David Ortiz found himself in a familiar territory once again when the Boston Red Sox visited Philadelphia for the first game of a three-game set Friday night.

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Josh Beckett, Red Sox Beat Mariners: Boston Ace Bounces Back With 9 Ks

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 16th 2012 - 08:21AM

Josh Beckett redeemed himself less than a week after being booed off the mound, striking out a season-high nine as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday and extended their winning streak to five.

david ortiz News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Age starting to show on some of MLB's big teams Source: Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa ID Eric Chavez looked around the New York clubhouse and saw he had more in common with his teammates than the pinstripes on his uniform.
  • 06/02/12 Bucholz bests Blue Jays Source: Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro VT David Ortiz homered, Clay Buchholz won his sixth straight start in Toronto and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-2 Friday night, their fourth victory in five games.
  • 06/02/12 Plenty of pop when David Ortiz visits Toronto Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA With his solo shot to left field in the second inning, David Ortiz [ stats ] now has 30 home runs here, which is more than any Toronto opponent except the Yankees ' Alex Rodriguez with 34.
  • 06/02/12 Buchholz beats Blue Jays again Source: SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford MA David Ortiz homered, Clay Buchholz won his sixth straight start in Toronto and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-2 Friday night, their fourth victory in five games.
  • 06/02/12 David Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez lead Boston Red Sox over... Source: Medicine Hat News - Medicine Hat AB David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez each drove in two runs and Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings Friday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2.

Background on david ortiz

David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American professional baseball player with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

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