David ortiz biography peloterose
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The Big Picture: ‘Pelotero’ reveals messy business of Dominican ball
One of the most engaging stars in baseball today is the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, a Big Gulp-sized Dominican Republic-born slugger who’ll show off his talents in Tuesday’s All-Star game in Kansas City. In 1992, when he was 16, Ortiz was given a $10,000 bonus to sign his first Major League Baseball contract with the Seattle Mariners.
That same year, a now-forgotten American college player named Jeffrey Hammonds was paid a $975,000 bonus to sign with the Baltimore Orioles. In that same draft of U.S. high school and college players, an unheralded high schooler named Derek Jeter signed with the New York Yankees for $800,000.
Even though the Dominican Republic has just 10 million people, only slightly more than L.A. County, the country is a fertile incubator of baseball talent: Nearly 20% of baseball players in the minors and major leagues hail from the Caribbean nation. I don’t mean to bore you with all those nu
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The David Ortiz farewell stirs pride, sadness in Dominican Republic
As the city of Boston mourns both the ousting of their Boston Red Sox from the utslagsmatcher, as well as the end of the professional career of David Ortiz, it's worthwhile to know that Boston isn't alone in that feeling of sad nostalgia.
Though there are a number of successful baseball players from the Dominican Republic, Ortiz was special to the people of his home country, but not only for the way he always represented Dominicans with pride. Ortiz also found numerous ways to give back to his homeland.
That's why the sista game of Ortiz resonated not only in Boston, but in the island nation far away.
Even before Ortiz stepped up to the tallrik for the final out, the Dominican Republic recognized his influence in an unprecedented matter, as Boston's special guest in their final regular season game was the president of the country, Danilo Medina. The two took a selfie photo together after Medin
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Shooting of David Ortiz
Criminal incident in the Dominican Republic
On the evening of June 9, 2019, the Dominican-American retired professional baseball player David Ortiz, formerly of the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Ortiz survived and received emergency medical treatment, while an investigation quickly resulted in the arrest of several suspects in the attack. The suspected shooter was identified as Rolfi Ferreira Cruz. It was quickly reported that the attack was a paid hit job. On June 19, the Dominican Attorney General announced that Ortiz was shot by mistake, with another person named Sixto David Fernandez being the intended target of the shooting.[1] Accounts of the event changed over time, leading to doubts about the truthfulness of the official account.[2][3]
Background
[edit]Ortiz was born and raised in the Dominican Republic.[4] Althoug