David Ortiz Trades and Transactions

The David Ortiz trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where David Ortiz has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I know what it takes to be around the bag. I know what you need to do. I don't want to be a full-time DH. I'm not just going to tell him (Terry Francona) that I want to play first base more, I'm going to show him that I'm very interested." - David Ortiz in The Sports Network (February 4, 2004)

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David Ortiz

David Ortiz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Finest (#RFMA-DO)

David Ortiz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Finest (#RFMA-DO)
 

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Birth Name:   David Américo (Arias) Ortiz
Nickname:   Big Papi or Señor Papi or Señor Octubre
Born On:   11-18-1975  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Haina Escuela (Haina, DR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   250
First Game:   09-02-1997 (Age 21)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
David Ortiz

Trades & Transactions

11-28-1992: Signed as an amateur free agent by Seattle Mariners.
09-13-1996: Traded by Seattle Mariners to Minnesota Twins for Dave Hollins.
12-16-2002: Released by Minnesota Twins.
01-22-2003: Signed by Boston Red Sox.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the David Ortiz trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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