David Ortiz: Boston's Slugging Dominican: Red Sox DH has developed into one of he most feared hitters in the majors with his knack for coming through in the clutch.

Baseball Digest | October 1, 2005| | Copyright

WHEN DAVID ORTIZ ENTERS A clubhouse, he strides in, confidently, almost dancing. He looks as if he owns the world and, at this moment, perhaps he does.

He says this is who he is. He is the man with the smile, joking and yelling and grinning all at once. His personality reaches out, into the stands, through the TV, across a table. He says it in his clothing choices--the man prefers matching shirt-and-cap combos that are often about as loud as his voice.

"I think everybody pretty much knows what it's all about with me," Ortiz says. "I don't like and I don't ...

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