Rare SI Photos of David Ortiz

Following David Ortiz’s final game, a 4-3 loss to Cleveland in a three-game ALDS sweep, the fans at Fenway chanted "We're not leaving!" and "Thank you, Pa-pi!" for more than 10 minutes while the Indians celebrated their victory until the beloved slugger came back onto the field. Ortiz, a 10-time All-Star and MVP of the 2013 World Series, won three titles with the Red Sox, a team that had gone 86 years without a championship before his arrival in Boston but won three times in his 14 years with the team. We present these 34 rare SI photos of No. 34, one of the greatest designated hitters of all time, Big Papi.

Rare SI Photos of David Ortiz

David Ortiz

Chuck Solomon

October 4, 2002 — ALDS, Game 3

David Ortiz

Al Tielemans

March 1, 2003

David Ortiz

Chuck Solomon

April 18, 2004

David Ortiz

Heinz Kluetmeier

June 25, 2004

David Ortiz

Michael Zagaris

July 19, 2004

David Ortiz

Michael Zagaris

July 19, 2004

David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez

Damian Strohmeyer

May 8, 2005

Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Tejada and Vladimir Guerrero

Walter Iooss Jr.

July 11, 2005 — Latin Kings of Baseball (All-Star Weekend)

David Ortiz

Robert Beck

August 20, 2005

David Ortiz and Coco Crisp

Gary Bogdon

February 22, 2006

David Ortiz

Clay Patrick McBride

May 27, 2006

David Ortiz

Walter Iooss Jr.

March 18, 2007

David Ortiz and Hideki Okajima

Damian Strohmeyer

June 17, 2007

David Ortiz, wife Tiffany and son D'Angelo

Brad Mangin

July 10, 2007 — All-Star Weekend

David Ortiz

Al Tielemans

October 28, 2007 — World Series, Game 4

David Ortiz

Michael Zagaris

April 14, 2009

David Ortiz

Damian Strohmeyer

June 6, 2009

David Ortiz

Chuck Solomon

August 1, 2009

David Ortiz and son D'Angelo

Brad Mangin

July 12, 2010 — All-Star Game

David Ortiz and Marco Scutaro

Michael Zagaris

July 20, 2010

David Ortiz and Tim Wakefield

Chuck Solomon

August 7, 2010

David Ortiz

Greg Nelson

April 4, 2011

David Ortiz and son D'Angelo

Damian Strohmeyer

May 8, 2011

David Ortiz and Albert Pujols

John Biever

October 20, 2011 — World Series, Game 2

David Ortiz

Stephen Green/Sports Illustrated

June 15, 2012

David Ortiz and Starlin Castro

Stephen Green

June 15, 2012

David Ortiz

Stephen Green

June 17, 2012

David Ortiz with son D'Angelo and Adrian Beltre with son Adrian Jr.

David E. Klutho

July 9, 2012 — All-Star Workout Day

Torii Hunter and David Ortiz

Damian Strohmeyer

October 13, 2013 — ALCS, Game 2

David Ortiz and Koji Uehara

Al Tielemans

October 15, 2013 — ALCS, Game 3

David Ortiz and wife Tiffany

Winslow Townson

October 30, 2013 — World Series, Game 6

David Ortiz

Al Tielemans

October 30, 2013 — World Series, Game 6

David Ortiz

Chuck Solomon

June 28, 2014

David Ortiz

Tim Clayton

May 6, 2015