David Ortez

 David Ortiz is a Dominican-born retired professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $55 million. David Ortiz is most famous for playing for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He is a seven-time All-Star player and also holds the record for the single season for the most home runs during an entire season for the Red Sox with 54. In 2005, Ortiz received a plaque naming him "the most clutch hitter in the history of the Boston Red Sox. "Big Papi" Ortiz (also called David Ortiz) was born in Santo Domingo on November 18 1975. He became a U.S. citizen in Boston on the 11th of June in 2008. He is the oldest of four children born to Enrique Ortiz and Angela Rosa Arias. He was inspired by standout pitcher Ramon Martinez growing up as well as Ramon's brother Pedro Martinez, who is also a well-known MLB player for the Red Sox.Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners in November 1992 after he graduated from Estudia Espaillat High School in the Dominican Republic. It was ten days after his 17th birthday. He was a player for the Mariners farm team, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, establishing himself as one of the best team hitting prospects, until 1996, when he was later traded to the Minnesota Twins.