David Ortiz

Major League Baseball kicked off its Hispanic heritage celebration month. Festivities began on September 16th alongside the Mexican Independence Day. MLB took a major step in celebrating Latino heritage a few years ago with its “Ponle Acento” campaign which made Spanish an official language in the league. http://gty.im/613843406 The AOSN has…

The Red Sox won the division in 2016, but can they pull off a repeat performance? Will the addition of Chris Sale be enough in 2017?

Welcome to Behind the Plate With DJ, a weekly look at what is going on in the world of baseball. This series will weigh in on the interesting, the controversial, and the downright cool. The play of the week could be an incredible play or an unusual one. If something made you scratch your head, you will probably find it here. So sit back, relax,…

http://gty.im/610387614 Before Jose Fernandez joined the Miami Marlins in 2011, Fernandez was a Cuban with a dream to get to the United States of America. At the young age of 15, Fernandez was able to successfully defect to the United States. It took four attempts and the three failed attempts ended in separate Cuban prison sentences. On the…