Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz spent the first six years of his major league career with the Minnesota Twins. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images )
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz, center, is mobbed by his teammates from the Tigers of Licey after his game-winning hit clinched the 1999 Caribbean Series for the Dominican Republic squad. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz dives back into first base during a 2004 game. ( Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz is in the thick of things as the Red Sox and New York Yankees brawl during a 2004 game. (J Rogash/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz connects for a game-winning, two-run homer to win Game 4 of the ALCS in 2004. The victory sparked Boston's improbable comeback from a 3-0 series deficit, as the Red Sox then swept the next three games from the New York Yankees. (Jim Rogash/WireImage)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years Pedro Martinez, left, Curt Schilling and David Ortiz celebrate after the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, giving Boston its first World Series title since 1918. ( Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz waves to fans during a victory parade celebrating the Boston Red Sox's World Series win in 2004 -- the team's first Series title since 1918. (Marc Andrew Deley/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz pauses to reflect before an April 2005 game at Yankee Stadium. ( Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz of the Dominican Republic poses during the World Baseball Classic photo day in 2006. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz sports a green jersey before a 2007 game at Fenway Park. ( Elsa/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz watches a home run against Toronto during a 2009 game. ( Elsa/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz chats with New York's Alex Rodriguez during a 2011 game at Yankee Stadium. (Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years Boston strong: David Ortiz speaks to the crowd at Fenway Park during a pregame ceremony in the aftermath of the bombings at the Boston Marathon in 2013. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz celebrates after scoring during Game 6 of the 2013 World Series. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz celebrates in the locker room after the Red Sox clinched the 2013 World Series title at Fenway Park. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz takes a selfie with President Barack Obama during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in 2014. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz laughs as members of the Boston Red Sox present a piece of the Green Monster to Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in 2014. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz celebrates after hitting a home run against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in September 2016. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz speaks to the crowd at Fenway Park during a ceremony marking his retirement on Oct. 2, 2016. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz waves to fans after the Red Sox were eliminated from the 2016 playoffs. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles presents David Ortiz with the dugout telephone the Boston slugger broke during a 2013 game. The Orioles were honoring Ortiz in 2016 after he announced his retirement. ( Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz speaks during his jersey retirement ceremony at Fenway Park on June 23, 2017. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz and U.S. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman were on hand for Boston's home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz laughs after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sept. 09, 2019. ( Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Photos: David Ortiz through the years David Ortiz, right, was part of the Fox Sports crew that interviewed Freddie Freeman after the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
