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David Americo Ortiz
Born:
11/18/1975
6'4"
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230
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Ave. |
324
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HR |
24
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RBI |
87
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Stolen Bases |
2
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| David and his wife, the former Tiffany Brick, have two daughters, Jessica (10/23/96) and Alexandra (3/22/01) and a son D'Angelo (7/10/04)...graduated from Estudia Espillat High School in the Dominican Republic, where he played baseball and basketball...splits the offseason between the Dominican Republic and Massachusetts...batting cages at the Red Sox Dominican Academy were dedicated in his name in December 2006...Was the Red Sox' nominee for the 2006 Roberto Clemente Award...joined with the Red Sox Foundation to make a $200,000.00 donation in December 2006 to Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with funds to be used for children's heart surgeries… |
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Kevin Edmund Youkilis
Born:
3/15/1979
6'1"
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220
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Ave. |
291
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HR |
13
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RBI |
69
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Stolen Bases |
3
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| Was a two-time All American (1999 and 2001) in four seasons at the University of Cincinnati...left school the owner of several Bearcats career records, including 53 homers, 206 walks, a .627 slugging percentage and a .499 on-base percentage...his .366 batting average is 2nd-best in UC history...hit .405 with 18 homers, 61 RBI and 81 runs scored as a senior in 2001...hit .407 as a sophomore in 1999...played for Bourne of the Cape Cod League...graduated from Sycamore High School in his native Cincinnati...was a member of the 1994 AAU National Championship squad...In 2006, started a ticket program called "Lil' Youks," in which he invited patients from the Home for Little Wanderers and the MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital Teen) Oncology Support Group...signed autographs at a fundraiser for Locks of Love and for fans as part of the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) calendar promotion… |
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Jason Andrew Varitek
Born:
4/11/1972
6'2"
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230
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Ave. |
264
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HR |
11
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RBI |
56
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Stolen Bases |
1
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| Jason and his wife Karen have three daughters: Alexandra Rose (1/14/00), Kendall Anne (9/30/01) and Caroline Morgan (6/13/05)...attended Georgia Tech, where he played with former Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra, Jay Payton and Darren Bragg...was a three-time All-American and was named Baseball America's College Player of the Year in 1993...the publication later named him to its "All-Time College All-Star Team"...joined Garciaparra and Kevin Brown as one of three baseball players among Georgia Tech's 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century, and his No. 33 is the only jersey retired in Georgia Tech history...continues to hold most Georgia Tech offensive records...was drafted by the Twins in the first round (21st overall) in 1993, but returned to school...was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic baseball team in Barcelona… |
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Jose Alexander Cora
Born:
10/18/1975
6'0"
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200
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Ave. |
254
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HR |
2
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RBI |
17
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Stolen Bases |
1
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| Makes his offseason home in Caguas, Puerto Rico with wife Nilda, daughter Camila and stepson Jeriel...is the younger brother of Joey Cora, who played in the Majors for 11 seasons from 1987-98 and is now the third base coach for the Chicago White Sox...batted .294 over three seasons at the University of Miami from 1994-96...named to the College World Series all-tournament team in both 1995 and 1996...batted .471 (8-for-17) in four games in the 1996 CWS, including a 3-for-5, 3-RBI effort in a 9-8 title game loss to Louisiana State University...was rated by Baseball America as the best collegiate defensive player going into the 1996 draft...was originally drafted by Minnesota in the 12th round of the 1993 First-Year Player Draft but opted to attend Miami… |
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Eric Scott Hinske
Born:
8/5/1977
6'2"
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235
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Ave. |
208
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HR |
5
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RBI |
16
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Stolen Bases |
3
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| Eric and his wife Kathryn make their offseason home in Scottsdale, Ariz...graduated in 1995 from Menasha High School in Wisconsin, where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football...was an All-State selection in baseball...attended the University of Arkansas and majored in special education...was an All-State selection in baseball. |
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Michael Averett Lowell
Born:
2/24/1974
6'3"
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210
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Ave. |
323
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HR |
17
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RBI |
93
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Stolen Bases |
2
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| Mike, his wife Bertica and their daughter Alexis Ileana (4) reside in Pinecrest, Fla...earned his degree in finance from Florida International University, where he was All-Conference three times...had his uniform number 15 retired, the first active Golden Panther baseball player to receive the honor...turned in a .353 career average, fifth-best in school history...was the Trans-America Athletic Conference's Student of the Year and was an academic All-American honoree in 1995...graduated in 1991 from Coral Gables (Fla.) High School, where he earned All-State honors in baseball...enjoys fishing and spending time with his family in the off-season...Is the president of the Mike Lowell Foundation, which aids in part of cancer treatments for children and helps youth sports programs… |