oops .. oh .. that’s 4 letters..
he was a twinkie once upon a time?
wow, my mind is melting,, I go way back to the old Met.
He was with them 1997-2000. Then he was put on waivers and the Red Sox claimed him. His career essentially had collapsed. Suddenly, he was “Big Papi”!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ortizda01.shtml
Ortiz was drafted by the Mariners and spent several uneventful minor league seasons before being traded to the Minnesota Twins as part of a deal for the Mariners getting Dave Hollins.
Ortiz showed plenty of power with the Twins, but had trouble staying healthy and couldn’t play defense. The Twins organization has always taken a dim view of PEDs, and rumors plagued Ortiz so they let him go.
Position players Matthew Lecroy and Justin Morneau replaced Ortiz’ DH at-bats.