Collin BallasPeriod D4/16/14David OrtizHis full name is David Americo Ortiz Arias. He was born on November 18, 1975. He was born in Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. David Ortiz was the eldest of four children. He was known for being the funny one who entertained one of his family members and friends. He was a calm and relaxed guy most of the time, you could always joke with him just because he was the guy he was. It had a great effect on his family and had a great influence on his family. It helped raise his family and had an effect on his siblings and how they were raised. The names of his two parents were Enrique and Angela. Angela was her mother and Enrique was her father. His father's nickname was "Leo". His father had a deep passion for baseball who played for several years in the Dominican Pro and Semi-Pro baseball leagues. David got his passion for the game from his father Enrique as he learned it and that is why he succeeded and continues to succeed in the game today. He attended his father's game and was there to show support for his father whenever he could. One of his closest friends from the Dominican Republic is in the MLB with him today, this is PedroMartinez, they grew up together and they both shared the same dream and they both made it. Brother Pedro Ramon made headlines by pitching at the Los Angeles Olympics. David's father wasn't just good at one aspect of the game, he was an all-round player, he was a normal sized player and a normal player, but David was different. He was big, tall and powerful, known to be a power hitter until… middle of paper… getting to the playoffs but his stats were incredible. His great season continued, even though he slowed down a bit, he was still a recognized good player in the MLB. In the 2012-2013 season they ended up returning to the championship and winning it against the Cardinals just like before when they beat them. He is still a good player in the league today, but he is getting older and may retire in the next few years. He as a person, is a great person, no doubt all you hear about him from other people is that he is a fun, entertaining and pleasant guy to be around. Another amazing thing he does is he is never selfish, he always gives, he always gives to charity and he doesn't forget about the people who brought him here, he loves his family and he will never forget about them. www.jockbio.com www.kidzworld. com www.looktothestars.org