DAVID ORTIZ "Big Papi" Born: November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Position: Designated Hitter Bats: Right / Throws: Right Teams: Minnesota Twins (6 years, 1997-2002), Boston Red Sox (14 years, 2003-2016) MLB debut: September 2, 1997 Hall of Fame induction: 2022 Hall of Fame plaque: Powerhouse left-handed slugger who was at his best
Looking to add some badly needed thump to their lineup, the Yankees signed slugging outfielder Danny Tartabull to a five-year, $25 million contract on this day in béisbol, January 6, 1992. New York was coming off three straight losing years when they added Tartabull, who was coming off an all-star season with the Kansas City
The Red Sox signed future Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltre to a one-year deal worth $9 million on this day in béisbol, January 4, 2010, as an expensive insurance policy for ailing 3B Mike Lowell. It proved to be money well spent. Beltre, 31, won the AL Silver Slugger Award with 28 homers,
A New Year’s Eve celebration turned into a tragedy involving Orioles closer Alfredo Simon, who surrendered to Dominican Republic police on this day in béisbol, January 3, 2011 for allegedly shooting a man dead and wounding another. Simon, 29, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and faced prison time after he he told cops he fired
Months before making his MLB debut, centerfielder Luis Robert Jr. signed a $50 million, six-year contract with the Chicago White Sox on this day in béisbol, January 2, 2020. Chicago had taken the same risk on rookie outfielder Eloy Jimenez the previous year, signing the Dominican prospect to a six-year, $43 million contract that immediately
Long before Shohei Ohtani amazed the baseball universe with his two-way prowess as a hitter and pitcher, there was Martin Dihigo, whose exploits on the field were overshadowed by another two-way superstar named Babe Ruth. A Black Cuban who starred in the Negro Leagues and Latin American and Caribbean winter leagues from the 1920s to
