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09-16-2009, 05:40 PM
David Ortiz has had a tough time lately. His decline in production coupled with injuries and rumors of steroids use have led to a difficult emotional season for the once prolific homerun hitter.
But yesterday against the Angels, Papi showed he still had something in the tank and the Red Sox faithful cheered him on for that. Ortiz hit his 270th homerun as a designated hitter, a record previously held by slugger Frank Thomas. Thomas had 269 career homers from the DH position.
The homerun also gave Papi 313 career homeruns, and helped guide the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Angels.
Papi has a .233 average, 24 homeruns, 83 RBI and 66 runs scored on the season. In other baseball news, Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo became the first Dominican catcher to hit 20 homeruns in a season.
The homerun came during an 11-1 trouncing of the Detroit Tigers.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
But yesterday against the Angels, Papi showed he still had something in the tank and the Red Sox faithful cheered him on for that. Ortiz hit his 270th homerun as a designated hitter, a record previously held by slugger Frank Thomas. Thomas had 269 career homers from the DH position.
The homerun also gave Papi 313 career homeruns, and helped guide the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Angels.
Papi has a .233 average, 24 homeruns, 83 RBI and 66 runs scored on the season. In other baseball news, Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo became the first Dominican catcher to hit 20 homeruns in a season.
The homerun came during an 11-1 trouncing of the Detroit Tigers.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)