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David Ortiz

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David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016, primarily for the Boston Red Sox. After playing parts of six seasons with the Minnesota Twins with unremarkable results, Ortiz moved to the Red Sox, where he played a leading role in ending the team's 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004, as well as winning championships in 2007 and 2013; he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ortiz is the 46th most popular baseball player (up from 47th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Dominican Republic and the 4th most popular Dominican Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, David Ortiz ranks 46 out of 91. Before him are Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Albert Pujols, and Hank Greenberg. After him are Pedro Martínez, Yu Darvish, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Roy Halladay, Koji Uehara, and Robinson Canó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, David Ortiz ranks 339. Before him are Jon Nödtveidt, Nicolai Cleve Broch, DJ Antoine, Jack Johnson, Sufjan Stevens, and Jimmie Johnson. After him are André 3000, Ilya Ponomarev, Derlei, Markus Schulz, Daniela Ceccarelli, and Elena Likhovtseva.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 28 out of 51. Before him are Horacio Vásquez (1860), Michel Camilo (1954), Sammy Sosa (1968), Manny Ramirez (1972), Mary Joe Fernández (1971), and Albert Pujols (1980). After him are Dania Ramirez (1979), Pedro Martínez (1971), Natti Natasha (1990), Sonia Pierre (1963), Junot Díaz (1968), and Robinson Canó (1982).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Dominican Republic

Among baseball players born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 4. Before him are Sammy Sosa (1968), Manny Ramirez (1972), and Albert Pujols (1980). After him are Pedro Martínez (1971), Robinson Canó (1982), Bartolo Colón (1973), José Bautista (1980), and Melky Cabrera (1984).

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