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Boston Red Sox: David Ortiz’s Top 10 Career Moments

By Matthew Lively

Jul 12, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; American League player David Ortiz (34) of the Boston Red Sox tips his helmet to the crowd as he is replaced in the third inning in the 2016 MLB All Star Game at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 12, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; American League player David Ortiz (34) of the Boston Red Sox tips his helmet to the crowd as he is replaced in the third inning in the 2016 MLB All Star Game at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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This might not be one of the legendary moments in David Ortiz’s career, but it’s certainly one of the better ones from his last season, which is why it lands on this list.

Ortiz has never hit a home run, triple, and double in the same game before, but that all changed on May 15th in a game against the Astros.

The Astros jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead after a home run and grand slam. This is where Ortiz really started to take over the game. In the third, Ortiz blasted a deep right field home run that moved him past Ernie Banks and Eddie Matthews for 22nd on the all-time home run list.

Let’s fast forward to the ninth. It was 5-4 and Ortiz was up to bat with two outs and a man on first. He drove a line drive to center that looked like an out originally, but took a weird spin and got past the diving Jake Marisnick to score Xander Bogaerts and tie the game.

Now in the 11th and in a tie game, of course it comes back to David Ortiz. With Bogaerts now on second, Big Papi absolutely launched a double to the deepest part of center field to drive in the winning run and end the game.

He was mobbed at second and was drenched with rosin and Gatorade. It seemed like a one-man show that day, and has been his best performance of his farewell season.

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