Ortiz, 43, played for 20 seasons in the MLB, which is an eternity in baseball time. He's best known for the 14 years he spent with the Boston Red Sox, where he helped end the so-called Curse of the Bambino by winning the World Series in He retired in , and will be eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame at the end of spoiler alert: He's gonna make it.
During his storied career, Ortiz hit home runs, landing him at No. Because of his powerful left-handed swing and his reputation as a true sports folk hero, Ortiz is often compared to Babe Ruth. He was there for Boston in one of its darkest hours. Given his stats, it's no surprise Ortiz is a legend among legends in Boston and the region.
But his connection to the city runs deeper than dingers and rings. In , months before the Red Sox made their push for World Series glory, the city was shaken by the Boston Marathon bombings. Before playing at Fenway Park for the first time after the tragedy, Ortiz took the field and delivered an ad hoc speech that's already gone down in Boston history. And nobody's going to dictate our freedom.
Stay strong. He hit. Eventually, his teammates reciprocated by calling him Papi. In 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Ortiz hit. His home runs in a Red Sox uniform are the second-most in franchise history and he tallied homers in his career. The 54 home runs he bashed in is a single-season franchise record. Most importantly, Ortiz played a pivotal role in three World Series championships, including the historic team that ended an year title drought.
Remy was right. More from Red Sox News. Next: Top best Red Sox players from s. Want your voice heard? Join the BoSox Injection team! Write for us! More MLB News ». Clemens genuinely loves the nickname, and he is still called Rocket by many ex-teammates years later. Oil Can: Dennis Boyd? Who is Dennis Boyd? Plenty of Red Sox fans would probably do a double-take on this one, but everyone knows who Oil Can is. So how did this key rotation member for the mids Sox get that nickname? It was rot-gut whiskey.
I used to go up to her house and fetch it for my mother, sneaking it into our house under my shirt so my father wouldn't see it. One day somebody caught us in a tin shed drinking Big Mama's whiskey out of oil cans, so my friend Pap started calling me 'Oil Can.
It stuck. In a year career with the Red Sox , Lee went with a 3. So how did he become the Spaceman? In '72, astronaut Gene Cernan walked on the moon. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball.
The Monster: Dick Radatz sure was a menacing presence on the mound for the Red Sox from , and he was widely considered to be the most dominant reliever in the game over those four seasons. In particularly, Radatz owned Mickey Mantle. In turn, he became a cult hero and key reliever for the Red Sox from In the late '90s, you could find as many fans wearing El Guapo shirts around Fenway as the two legends of the team at that time -- Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez.
It got so bad that then-manager Terry Francona pinch-hit for him a couple of times.
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