Career Accolades
The career accomplishments of Ortiz can’t simply be boiled down to numbers. That production has earned him some hardware and prestigious honors along the way.
Ortiz never won a regular season MVP award, in part due to the bias against the DH. He did finish in the top-10 in AL MVP voting seven times. Big Papi also finished in the top-5 in each season from 2003-2007, finishing as high as second in 2005.
Here are some other highlights that Ortiz earned.
All-Star appearances: 10 (2004-2008, 2010-2013, 2016)
Silver Slugger: 7 (2004-2007, 2011, 2013, 2016)
Player of the Month: 4 (September 2005, July 2006, September 2007, May 2010)
World Series Championships: 3 (2004, 2007, 2013)
World Series MVP: 1 (2013)
AL ALCS MVP: 1 (2004)
That’s quite a career. Pile it all up and there’s no doubting that Ortiz is among the top hitters in Red Sox history and a deserving candidate to have his number retired.
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