David Ortiz

Three-time World Series champion and Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz is  planning to retire from baseball after the 2016 season.

Ortiz confirmed his decision on Wednesday in a video for The Players' Tribune:

Warning: Video contains graphic content.

David Ortiz isn't just crushing balls over the Green Monster anymore. He's crushing the monsters (along with other mutated people and creatures) themselves!

If David Ortiz wasn't playing under the lights at Fenway Park, he would be starring on a much different stage.

When the Players' Tribune handed the Boston Red Sox designated hitter a list of 10 questions for the website's "What the (Blank)?" series, he scribbled in one particularly interesting answer.

His dream job (if he weren't an athlete)? Wait for it...porn star.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 35th home run of the year in the first inning of Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, giving him a franchise-record six seasons with 35 or more home runs, per Sportsnet Stats.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is nothing small about Big Papi.

The smile. The swing. The “bombs.” The strut. The stature. The numbers. The persona. The divide among fans and media over his legacy. 

They're all bigger-than-big, even in an era of supersized everything.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz became the 27th member of the 500-home run club against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Ortiz's second home run of the game pushed the 39-year-old into the distinguished club, as MLB noted:

Let me preface this article by saying that if I had a Hall of Fame vote, I would definitely vote for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza. When the time comes, I'd gladly put Alex Rodriguez in as well. 

I grew up during the steroid era. I was playing Little League when some of the game's biggest stars were having exciting home run races and breaking records left and right. It was fun. I loved it. 

David Ortiz is a franchise icon for the Boston Red Sox, and he will be firmly in the middle of the lineup in 2016 after his 425th plate appearance of the 2015 season came Saturday. 

Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald provided the details:

David Ortiz took a throw off his dome in the bottom of the fifth inning as his Boston Red Sox tried to rally back against the Houston Astros on Friday.

With men on first and third with one out, Hanley Ramirez hit a grounder to the hot corner. An inning-ending double play appeared imminent.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit the 474th home run of his career during Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, moving past Carlos Delgado for sole possession of 31st place on MLB's

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