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David Ortiz

Red Sox Career team 2003–2016
Number #34
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 50
Height 6' 3"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Nov 18, 1975

Key Insights

2016
One opponent brings the best out of him

Ortiz has hit .500/.615/2.000 against Seth McClung in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

4 for 8 with 4 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .911 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Gavin Floyd has struck Ortiz out 8 times in 15 plate appearances, 53.3% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 15 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the CIN, Ortiz has hit .355 and slugged .882 over 86 plate appearances, his best of any club.

27 hits, 11 home runs and 13 strikeouts, against a .555 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He is a different player against this opponent

Ortiz carries a .931 career OPS; against Rich Harden it is 1.867, over 15 plate appearances.

5 for 10 with 2 home runs.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Ortiz has hit .056/.105/.056 against Ricardo Rincon in 19 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 18 with 0 home runs and 10 strikeouts, against a .911 OPS median across his matchups.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Ortiz hits Luke Hochevar harder than anyone: 107.0 mph off the bat, against a median of 93.8 across the pitchers he has faced.

13 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 18, 1975
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 3"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left