David Ortiz hits historic 500th career HR
- 9 years ago
David Ortiz became the 27th player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 500-home run club on Saturday night when he launched a 2-2 fastball from Matt Moore deep into the right-center-field seats at Tropicana Field to lead off the fifth inning of Boston's 10-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ortiz's no-doubter, his second homer of the game and 34th of the season, made him the third active player to reach the milestone, joining Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols .
The game was halted for several minutes - with a thunderous standing ovation prevailing - after Ortiz went deep, as the entire Red Sox bullpen sprinted in from left field to join the Boston dugout in exchanging hugs, handshakes and high-fives with Big Papi.
"Tonight was one of those nights where you feel good, you're swinging the bat good, getting good pitches to hit," said Ortiz of his epic performance. "
Ortiz's no-doubter, his second homer of the game and 34th of the season, made him the third active player to reach the milestone, joining Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols .
The game was halted for several minutes - with a thunderous standing ovation prevailing - after Ortiz went deep, as the entire Red Sox bullpen sprinted in from left field to join the Boston dugout in exchanging hugs, handshakes and high-fives with Big Papi.
"Tonight was one of those nights where you feel good, you're swinging the bat good, getting good pitches to hit," said Ortiz of his epic performance. "