ALBANY, N.Y. — Baseball Corridor of Famer David Ortiz was honored by the New York state Senate on Monday for his prolific profession and philanthropic work.
The Boston Purple Sox nice, nicknamed “Huge Papi,” has lengthy leveraged his superstar standing to lift consciousness and cash for quite a lot of causes that join him to New York, in line with the decision handed by state senators.
His nonprofit, the David Ortiz Youngsters’s Fund, supplies cardiac care companies for youngsters within the Dominican Republic and in New England who in any other case can not afford it. These companies have additionally benefited New York households.
Ortiz’s go to to the statehouse in Albany coincided with the twentieth anniversary of his Purple Sox group successful the 2004 World Collection. The Purple Sox hadn’t gained a World Collection since they traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, which launched one of many best-known rivalries in skilled American sports activities.
Though State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, who introduced forth the decision, “is a die-hard Yankee fan, he acknowledges the good philanthropic work of Ortiz and his basis,” spokesperson Rusking Pimentel stated.