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My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.

David Ortiz

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David Ortiz
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 18
Baseball Player
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Big Papi
David Americo Ortiz Arias
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