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Ortiz with his wife Tiffany in 2011, photo by Debby Wong /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: David Américo Ortiz Arias
Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date of Birth: November 18, 1975
Ethnicity: African-Dominican Republic
David Ortiz, also known as Big Papi, is a Dominican-American professional baseball player. A designated hitter, he played for the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is nicknamed “Big Papi.”
David was born and raised in Santo Domingo, the son of Ángela Rosa Arias and Enrique (Leo) Ortiz. He began playing baseball in the U.S. in the 1990s. He became a U.S. citizen in 2008. David has three children with his former wife Tiffany; a son with his former partner Fary Almanzar; and a son with his fiancée Maria Yeribel. Among his children with Tiffany is musician Alex Veda, and D’Angelo, who plays college baseball.