David Ortiz has been selected to join the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. He joins the greatest of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Career Highlights

David Ortiz was one of the absolute best power and clutch hitters in the MLB throughout his career. He ended his career with 541 home runs, a .286 BA, .380 OBP, and just short of 4,500 hits. Ortiz spent his first 6 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, he never hit more than 20 home runs and was an inconsistent player.

Once he joined the Red Sox he set the league on fire. His first season with the team he was voted 5th in the MVP race. He was a 10x Allstar, 7x silver slugger, and a 3x World Series champion. He had his number retired by the Red Sox.

From 2003-2007 Ortiz finished in the top 5 in MVP votes. An unreal run even considering he never won MVP. As a designated hitter, Ortiz had little to no impact to in the field during this run, but still, he was considered one of the five best players in the league.

Postseason Highlights

He was arguably the best postseason hitter, and most clutch hitter ever. His 2004 ALCS performance was one for the ages, 11 RBI’s, 3 home runs, 12 hits, the walk-offs in games 4 and 5. He went on to win the ALCS MVP (obviously).

In the 3 World Series’ Ortiz played in, he had a .455 BA and a .576 OBP. He was always coming up clutch in the biggest moments. Take a look below.

It is only right that David Ortiz is voted to the MLB Hall of Fame. He received 77.9% of votes and is the only player elected from the 2022 class. Ortiz will be enshrined forever in Cooperstown.

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