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David Ortiz’s retirement tour: One last trip to Anaheim
- Updated: July 28, 2016
10:09 AM ET
On Thursday night, David Ortiz begins his final series in Anaheim, California, against the Angels, the team he began to build his mythos against. Below are some memorable moments from Ortiz’s career against the Angels.
April 27, 2003: The first of many
Ortiz was a 27-year-old first baseman who was released outright by the Minnesota Twins after six lackluster seasons. The Boston Red Sox signed him in the offseason, and on April 27, in the top of the 14th inning at Angel Stadium, he connected on his first home run in a Red Sox uniform. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez could be seen behind the Red Sox dugout celebrating.
Powerful visits
The most go-ahead home runs by visiting players at Angel Stadium since 1997
Alex Rodriguez16Hank Blalock7David Ortiz6*Mark Teixeira6* First home run with Red Sox wasgo-ahead home run at Anaheim
Quotable: “It’s been kind of tough for me. Sometimes I’ve been trying to overdo things. But this one time, I was just trying to see the ball and hit it,” Ortiz said. “I didn’t try to swing too hard. I was looking for a pitch to drive. It was a low sinker away, but I saw it good. I don’t pinch-hit that much, but you have to be ready for any situation.”
Did you know? Ortiz’s six go-ahead home runs at Angel Stadium are tied for third-most by a visiting player since he entered the major leagues in 1997.
Oct. 8, 2004: ALDS Game 3 – The series-clinching home run
The Red Sox entered the game with a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series and were ahead 6-1 going into the top of the seventh. They gave up five runs in the seventh, as the Angels stormed back to force extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, the second-year Red Sox designated hitter launched a first-pitch fastball beyond left field, catapulting Boston into an AL Championship Series matchup against the New York Yankees.
David Ortiz’s farewell …
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