No. David Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1992. He played in their minor league system and never made it up to play with the Mariners. After the 1996 season, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in whose organization he stayed until after the 2002 season when he was released. He signed with the Red Sox as a free agent before the 2003 season.
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First base.
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no,he was on the twins be4 he was a red sox.
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Designated hitters, such as David Ortiz on the Red Sox, only bat. They do not have to play on the field.
No matter how small or young you are, Big Papi says anyone can play baseball.
David Holdridge debuted on August 8, 1998, playing for the Seattle Mariners at Kingdome; he played his final game on September 27, 1998, playing for the Seattle Mariners at Kingdome.
David Ortiz debuted on September 2, 1997, playing for the Minnesota Twins at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome; he played his final game on September 29, 2013, playing for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park II.
David Ortiz played in 88 games at designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins in 2000, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).