david américo ortiz arias (born november 18, 1975 in santo domingo, dominican republic) is a former major league baseball designated hitter who played for the boston red sox. ortiz used to play for the minnesota twins from -. nicknamed "big papi" or "señor papi", ortiz has played in four all-star games. he holds the red sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which he set during the 2006 season. he also won the 2010 home run decareer