David Ortiz
Dominican-American baseball player
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| May 2025 | David Ortiz launched Ozama Rum, a premium Dominican rum brand named after the Ozama River in Santo Domingo, which donates 2% of its profits to support river and community revitalization efforts. |
| 2025 | Made his first political endorsement, supporting Michelle Wu's re-election as Boston mayor. |
| March 2025 | Ortiz proposed to his girlfriend Maria Yeribel. |
| 2024 | Ortiz's son Diego was born. |
| 2024 | D'Angelo was drafted by the Red Sox in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball draft. |
| August 2024 | Ortiz's youngest son David Jr. was signed as an international free agent by the Texas Rangers. |
| 2023 | Ortiz's daughter Alex graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. |
| 2023 | Ortiz and Tiffany are believed to have finalized their divorce. |
| 2022 | Ortiz's son D'Angelo graduated from Westminster Christian School and played baseball at Miami Dade College. |
| 2022 | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. |
| November 2022 | Became part of a class-action lawsuit after FTX filed for bankruptcy, involving allegations of promoting unregistered securities. |
| July 2022 | Launched 'Papi Cannabis' line of cannabis products in collaboration with Rev Brands, sharing his personal journey with cannabis use. |
| July 24 2022 | Ortiz was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with his daughter Alex singing the national anthem at the ceremony. |
| March 19 2022 | The Boston Globe reported an independent investigation suggesting that drug kingpin César 'The Abuser' Peralta had put a bounty on Ortiz, contradicting the official shooting narrative. |
| January 25 2022 | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 77.9% of the vote. |
| 2021 | Ortiz became a paid spokesperson for FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. |
| December 2021 | Tiffany announced on Instagram that she and David had separated again. |
| November 22 2021 | Announced on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. |
| July 2021 | Launched his 'Papi Cannabis' line of cannabis products in collaboration with Rev Brands. |
| May 21 2020 | A restraining order was issued against David Ortiz by Fary Almanzar Fernandez, the mother of his firstborn son, requiring him to refrain from annoying, intimidating, or threatening her in person or by phone. |
| 2019 | Transitioned to a full-time studio analyst position with MLB on Fox following the June shooting incident. |
| September 9 2019 | Ortiz made his first public appearance since the shooting, throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park. |
| July 26 2019 | After a six-week hospital stay, Ortiz was discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital. |
| June 19 2019 | The Dominican Attorney General's office revealed that Ortiz was not the intended shooting victim, but was mistakenly shot due to a blurry photograph. |
| June 10 2019 | Ortiz was transported via medical flight to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston for further treatment and underwent a second surgery. |
| June 9 2019 | David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded at the Dial Bar and Lounge in East Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was ambushed by a man who shot him in the back, requiring a six-hour emergency operation that removed portions of his intestines, colon, and gallbladder. |
| February 2019 | Ortiz put his Weston, Massachusetts home up for sale, which sold in early 2021 for $3.5 million. |
| 2018 | David Ortiz launched a podcast series titled 'David Ortiz: The Big Papi Story' in collaboration with actor Michael Chiklis, which consisted of four episodes exploring his life and baseball career. |
| 2017 | Ortiz and his wife and two of their children moved to Miami, maintaining a home in the Dominican Republic. |
| October 2017 | David Ortiz began working as a part-time sports analyst for MLB on Fox, covering the 2017 World Series. |
| 2016 | Convinced Dominican NBA player Al Horford to sign with the Boston Celtics. |
| 2016 | Completed his final season in Major League Baseball, having one of his best years by leading the American League in doubles, RBIs, and slugging percentage. |
| September 2016 | Criticized Donald Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants in a public interview, calling them a 'slap in the face' to Latinos. |
| April 11 2016 | Ortiz's daughter Alex sang the national anthem before the Red Sox home opener. |
| 2013 | Won the World Series championship with the Boston Red Sox and was named World Series Most Valuable Player. |
| April 2013 | Ortiz announced that he and his wife Tiffany were separating, but they later reconciled. |
| March 2011 | Ortiz reached a settlement deal with Jay-Z and Perez over the nightclub trademark dispute. |
| April 2010 | Rapper Jay-Z and business partner Juan Perez sued Ortiz for trademark infringement regarding the name of his nightclub. |
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