2 - David Ortiz was the second Boston Red Sox player to win the League Championship Most Valuable Player Award, following second baseman Marty Barrett who was the LCS MVP in 1986. MORE 2005 HIGHLIGHTS: Hit .474 (9-for-19) with 3 doubles, 2 homers and 6 RBI through his first 5 games of the season...had an extra-base hit in his first 6 games of the season (4 doubles, 2 homers), 3 games shy of his career-best run 9 straight games with an extra-base hit set April 19-29, 2004...slugged the 3rd grand slam of his career, part of a 7-run 2nd inning against Hideo Nomo, April 15 vs. Tampa Bay...hit a pair of solo homers off Doug Waechter April 23 at Tampa Bay...the blasts were measured at 432 and 455 feet, with the 2nd landing 3 rows shy of the back wall in right field at Tropicana Field beneath the Wade Boggs retired jersey...it was said to be the longest home run hit by a left-handed batter at the Trop...collected his 200th career double April 26 vs. Baltimore, part of a 5-run 2nd against Rodrigo Lopez...in game one of a Fenway Park doubleheader with Seattle on May 8, went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, his 9th homer and 3 RBI...became the 19th player to homer into the center field batter's eye at the reconfigured Yankee Stadium when he slugged a 3rd-inning solo shot (his 2nd of the game) May 29 off Mike Mussina...June 15 against the Reds, had an RBI double in the 3rd and a 2-run double in the 5th to lead the Sox to a 6-5 win...finished 3-for-4 with 2 homers, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored in a 9-2 win June 21 at Cleveland...stole second base in the 9th inning July 10 at Baltimore...the stolen base was his first as a Red Sox and his first since July 22, 2002 with the Twins at Chicago (AL)...hit his 2nd grand slam of the season, the 4th of his career, in a 17-1 win over the Yankees July 15 at Fenway...the 6th-inning shot off Buddy Groom capped the scoring...hit his 99th and 100th homers as a Red Sox and drove in a career-high 6 runs in a 9-8 win August 12 vs. Chicago (AL)...hit a solo homer to snap a 5-5 tie in the 7th, and launched a 3-run blast to make it 9-5 in the 8th...went 6-for-12 with 4 homers and 7 RBI in a 3-game set September 12-14 at Toronto...shared Bank of America A.L. Named AL Player of the Week for 9/7-13, over which he hit career HR numbers 498, 499, and 500...In the week, went 8-for-18 (.444), led MLB in SLG (1.111), and paced the AL in total bases (20), driving in 9 runs in 5 games. LEADERBOARD: Over the last 5 years (2003-07), is the major league RBI leader (642) and alsoplaces 1st in go-ahead RBI (160)...Ranks 2nd in extra base hits (424), and is 3rd in doubles (207),homers (208), total bases (1675), slugging (.612), and OPS (1.014)...Tops the majors with 177 homersand 541 RBI since 2004. DH David Ortiz roster status changed by Boston Red Sox. THE DESIGNATED LEADER: Batted .338 (177-523) in 140 games as a designated hitter in 2007...Setmajor league records with 51 doubles and 85 extra base hits as a DH, recorded 3rd most totalbases (329), had the 4th highest batting average ever, a Red Sox record, and the 5th most walks(106)...Previous best average for a Boston DH was .330 for Mike Easler in 1984...Also toppedleagues' DHs in runs (111), hits (177), and RBI (113) and was 2nd in homers (33), 2 behind JimThome...Is a career .294 (977-3323) hitter as a DH with 225 homers, 4th all-time, and 717 RBI, 7thall-time...Has .578 slugging percentage, best lifetime among all DHs with at least 2400 plate appearances,has the 4th best on-base percentage (.390), and ranks 5th in walks (529). Hit a go-ahead HR in the 16th inning on 4/10 at NYY, his latest ever HR by inning. Ortiz made 10 All-Star teams, including five straight from 2004-2008. EXTRA!...EXTRA! 04/11/2013: Boston Red Sox sent DH David Ortiz on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox. RUNS BATTED IN: Ended a string of 5 straight 100-RBI seasons with 89 in 2008...Drove in 15 runsover 7 games, April 18-24 and had 16 RBI in last 14 games beginning September 12...Drove in 22of his 89 RBI against Texas, the most ever for a Red Sox player vs. the Rangers...Had games of 6(August 12) and 5 (April 18) RBI against Texas...Tied for 3rd in A.L. Boston Red Sox placed DH David Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 17, 2012. IN THE POSTSEASON: Went 9-for-47 (.191) with 2 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI in 12 post-season games against the Athletics and Yankees...was 2-for-21 (.095) with a double and 2 RBI in the ALDS vs. Oakland...was 0-for-16 in the series until he ripped a game-winning 2-out 2-run double off Keith Foulke in the 8th inning of Game 4...the blast turned a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 win...finished the ALCS 7-for-26 (.269) with 2 homers and 6 RBI...hit a 4th-inning 2-run homer off Mike Mussina to open the scoring en route to a 5-2 Game 1 win...went 2-for-4 in Game 5...was 2-for-5 with 3 RBI and a run scored in a 9-6 Game 6 win...his 2-run single highlighted a 4-run 3rd...hit a game-tying RBI single in the top of the 7th and came around to score the go-ahead run. Became the player with the longest continuous tenure for his current MLB team (13 years with BOS since 2003) when Chase Utley, who debuted with PHI in 2003, was traded to LAD on 8/19. POSTSEASON PLAY: Hit .370 (17-46) with 3 homers, 10 RBI, and 14 walks while hitting safely in 12 of Boston's 14playoff games...Batted safely in 1st 9 games of post-season at .462 (12-26) before going 5-for-20in final 5 contests...Hit .714 (5-7) with 6 walks in the 3-game sweep of Los Angeles in the ALDS...Had the highest batting average, on-base percentage (.846), and slugging percentage (1.571)ever in a Division Series (10+ PA) with the most walks and homers (tied) ever in a 3-game DS...Tiedthe DS record with 4 walks and 2 intentional walks in Game 2...His 6 career DS intentional walksare a record...Homered in Games 1 and 3...Has hit safely in last 11 DS games at .447 (17-38).Batted .292 (7-24) with 3 RBI and 6 walks in 7-game ALCS against Cleveland...Homered in Game4 at Jacobs Field...Extended his overall post-season hitting streak to 14 games, T7th longest alltime,before going 0-for-5 in Game 7 at Fenway Park...Had a .333 (5-15) average with 4 RBI in4-game sweep of Colorado in World Series...After starting 1st 12 games of post-season as the DH,played 1st base in the final 2 WS contests at Coors Field...Was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and2 RBI in Game 1 victory at Fenway Park.