We found this video of Ken Griffey Jr and Alex Rodriguez admiring 'at-the-time' minor leaguer David Ortiz of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hitting home runs during a Mariners tour in 1996. Hall of Famer David Ortiz
During Ortiz’s peak seasons, from 2002 to 2016, he hit 503 home runs and had 1,076 extra-base hits, according to. Over those 15 seasons, Ortiz averaged 34 home runs and 72 extra-base hits, according to the website.
Ortiz, along with Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson, are the only hitters with more than 500 home runs to play on at least three World Series champions. The knock against Ortiz getting into the Hall -- other than the PED rumors -- is that 84.2% of his plate appearances were as a designated hitter, according to. However, the election of Frank Thomas, Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines since 2014 has reduced the biases against DHs. Edgar Martinez made 71.4% of his plate appearances as a DH.
There had been speculation that Ortiz would miss induction due to a positive test in 2003 for performance-enhancing drugs,reported. MLB had conducted survey testing that was supposed to have remained anonymous, but Ortiz’s name was among those leaked.
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