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Since
coming to Boston, he’s lived up to the slugger potential that
seemed to evade him when he played for Minnesota. Playing in 128 games in 2003,
Ortiz delivered his first 30-plus home run, and 100-RBI season,
two plateaus he reached in each of his first five seasons in
Boston. He also showed a flair for the dramatic - in his first
four seasons, he had 15 walkoff hits, including 10 homers.
He was even better in 2004, hitting .301,
knocking out 44 home runs and plating 139. Ortiz and
Manny Ramirez
both batted .300 with 40 homers and 100 RBI, a feat not
accomplished by teammates on an American League club since Babe
Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees in 1931.
Both 2005 and 2006 were MVP caliber
seasons for Ortiz, but the voters didn’t see it that way. He
finished second in the American League MVP voting behind the
Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez in 2005, and third in 2006. Being a
designated hitter and a only a part-time position player hurt
Ortiz in the eyes of voters.
Ortiz’s power numbers were down in
2007, but he still managed a respectable 35 home runs and 117 RBI.
He did post a career-high for batting average, hitting .332 as he
helped the Red Sox win their first division title since 1995.
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