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<mask> left Kent State one year into the extension to become the head coach at Bradley University, where his salary increased to $700,000. Ford's teams at Bradley never finished above 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), advancing to post-season play in the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. He was relieved of his duties at the conclusion of an injury-riddled 2014–15 season, where the Braves finished 9–24 overall and 3–15 in the MVC. Ford's record at Bradley was 46–86 overall and 19–53 in MVC play.Contract breach lawsuit
Kent State sued Ford for breach of contract in 2011, claiming that Ford owed Kent State the sum of his salary over the four remaining years, worth $1.2 million, as a buyout agreed to in his contract. Kent State rejected Bradley's offer of a single $400,000 payment and won the lawsuit in 2013, forcing Ford to pay his former employer $1.2 million. In 2015, Kent State filed a new lawsuit against Ford and Bradley for tortious interference of contract, indemnification, third-party beneficiary contract, fraudulent transfer and civil conspiracy. Stony Brook (2019–present)
Following a year off as a college basketball analyst for ESPN3, Ford was hired in 2016 as an assistant for Stony Brook under head coach and his former Ohio teammate Jeff Boals. On March 17, 2019, Ford was named the interim head coach of Stony Brook after Boals resigned to accept the head coaching job at Ohio University.


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*<mask> was named interim head coach on March 17, 2019, after Boals took the head coaching job at Ohio. In addition, <mask> holds a 5–5 postseason record as a Division I head coach (3–2 NIT, 0–1 CBI, 2–2 CIT). Personal life
<mask> is married to his wife, Traci.He has two sons: Darin, who is the head coach at Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Florida, and David. <mask>'s brother, Dustin, is the associate head coach at Akron and also played for Ohio from 1998 to 2001. References

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<mask> Bickerstaff was born and raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, where her father Eric worked as an estate agent and her mother Irene was a milliner. Her mother had been a singer in her youth, and her father was an amateur drummer.<mask> stands at just under 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, which she says has caused her to lose out on leading roles. Her original ambition was to become a professional tennis player, at which point her headmistress pointed out to her "they'd never see you over the net", but <mask> continued to play tennis and has referred to the sport as one of her passions. At 14, <mask> listened to the film soundtrack of West Side Story, which evoked the desire for a career in musical theatre. <mask>'s musical ability was encouraged by her school music teacher, Ann Hill, who was also the head of the music department. <mask> was a member of Hill's choir, and her first role on stage was playing Susanna in a school production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which was followed by parts in The Boy Mozart and solos in Handel's Messiah – "a difficult work for little children". She attended Southaw Girls' School – a secondary modern in

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1968–1980: West End debut, new name and Evita
<mask>'s first professional appearance happened when she was 16 years old, fresh from drama school. She was rejected in her first audition, singing "I Cain't Say No". Her drama school teacher encouraged her to change her name and audition again under the new name. Browsing through a phone book for inspiration, she became aware of the "page" she was observing and decided upon that name with the addition of an "i", becoming <mask>. She was successful in the second audition as <mask>, appearing on stage during the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd in 1964, playing the role of a Chinese urchin.In 1968 she appeared on record as a member of the vocal group Colors of Love, who released three Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood-penned singles, most notably "I'm a Train", on Larry Page's Page One label under the supervision of Alan Moorhouse. She was also part of the band Sparrow with fellow West End singer Diane Langton, releasing the album Hatching Out in 1972. At the age of 20, she made her West End debut in Hair on 27 September 1968, remaining in the cast until March 1970. While also being an understudy for the character of Sheila, she played a member of the

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 Showbusiness Personality of the Year. She played the role for 20 months in total, from 1978 to 1980. She also released her first studio album in 1978, titled Sitting Pretty.Just prior to her success in Evita, <mask> had strongly considered becoming a nursery nurse, but after she sang for Dustin Hoffman, he made her promise that she would continue in theatre work. She admitted that she was "fed up with the whole thing" and that she could not even afford new clothing or to eat out; "Evita saved me" she stated. In the 1980 ITV drama series Lady Killers, <mask> played convicted murderer Kate Webster. 1981–1993: Cats and Chess era
In 1981, in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Way to Do it", <mask> plays Susie, a girl working in a small casino trying to keep guests happy and finally eloping with the main character. <mask> went on to portray some of Lloyd Webber's most notable female characters, creating the role of Grizabella in the original production of Cats from 11 May 1981 to 13 February 1982. She took on the role late in the rehearsal process when the actress Judi Dench had to withdraw due to a torn Achilles tendon. <mask>'s performance of the song "Memory" from Cats, with which she had a Top 10 hit, is her signature piece.The single reached number 5 in the UK charts and has since been recorded by a further 160 artists. She reprised the role of Grizabella for the video release of Cats in 1998, one of only two performers in the film from the original London cast; the other was Susan Jane Tanner as Jellylorum. <mask>'s website claims that the video soon became the bestselling music video in the UK and America. The 1983 production of Abbacadabra, written by former ABBA

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texts: members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, saw <mask> star in the role of Carabosse. She then originated the role of Florence for the 1984 concept album of Chess, with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Ulvaeus and Andersson. Her albums, Stages (1983), and Cinema (1984), rejoined the cast recording of Chess in the UK top 40 chart, giving her three consecutive successful albums. In 1985, <mask> released "I Know Him So Well", a duet from Chess, singing with Barbara Dickson.The single held the number 1 position in the British singles charts for four weeks, and still remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo, according to the Guinness Book of Records. From 1986 to 1987, <mask> appeared as Florence in the stage production of Chess, a role that earned her a second Olivier Award nomination, this time in the category, Best Actress in a Musical. She next sang at the White House in 1988. <mask> then took on the part of Reno Sweeney in the musical production of Anything Goes, which she co-produced and starred in from 1989 to 1990. Patti LuPone was appearing in Anything Goes on Broadway around that time, so <mask> sought to become the co-producer of the West End production as a way to secure the role there before LuPone could take it. Playing Reno Sweeney was <mask>'s first experience using an American accent on stage, and the role earned her a third Olivier Award nomination. Beyond her theatre roles, she appeared in the television programme Unexplained Laughter in 1989 alongside Diana Rigg.In 1993, <mask> signed up for a year as French chanteuse Édith Piaf in Pam Gems' musical play, Piaf, to critical acclaim. The Guardian wrote that <mask> was "a magnificent, perfect Piaf". The

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 demanding production required her to sing 15 songs, some in French, and to be on stage for 2 hours 40 minutes in total, and forced her to leave early due to exhaustion. Her portrayal of Piaf earned her an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, her fourth nomination. She subsequently released an album, titled Piaf, containing Édith Piaf songs. 1994–2001: Sunset Boulevard and Broadway debut
In 1995, <mask> was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to musical theatre. <mask> stepped briefly into the role of Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber's West End production of Sunset Boulevard in 1994, when Betty Buckley was taken ill and had to undergo an emergency appendectomy.The nature of the situation meant that <mask> only had two-and-a-half weeks in the rehearsal process before her first performance. She admitted feeling daunted by the prospect, having seen Glenn Close in the role on Broadway just prior to entering rehearsals. London critics were largely won over by <mask> in a performance that "not only wrings out every ounce of dramatic action but delivers some unexpected humour as well" and she took over the part full-time the following year. She then won the Variety Club Award for Best Actress of the Year, and received her fifth Olivier Award nomination in 1996. During the run of Sunset Boulevard at the West End's Adelphi Theatre in 1995, <mask> discovered a lump in her breast, prompting her to consult her doctor, who at first reassured her there was nothing to be concerned about. She returned twice, and her doctor subsequently sent her for tests that confirmed the lump was cancerous, nine months after

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texts: she discovered it. Continuing her role in the production <mask> did not miss a show.<mask> went in for day surgery on a Sunday due to her theatre commitments, had five years of medical treatment and completed a radiation programme. She has since described the period as "the most awful thing that's happened to me in my life". <mask> transferred to the New York production of Sunset Boulevard to make her Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre on 12 September 1996, staying with the show until it closed on 22 March 1997. On the Sunset Boulevard set in Broadway, the staircase steps had to be raised six inches (15 cm) in order to accommodate <mask>'s short stature, or it would have been hard to see her behind the banister. <mask> was welcomed to the Broadway stage with a long standing ovation from the audience, and received largely positive reviews for her New York performance as Norma Desmond: "The lush sound and the sheer power of her voice are, to put it simply, incredible", wrote one critic, whilst another said "Her voice has great range, remarkable clarity and emotional force". <mask> was the first Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard to sing one of the show's key songs, "With One Look", which she did first at Lloyd Webber's wedding to Madeleine Gurdon, although at the time the song was called "Just One Glance". Lloyd Webber noted, regarding <mask>'s performance of one of the show's other prominent songs, "As If We Never Said Goodbye", that it was "as good, if not the best, of anything I've ever heard of mine".Regarding the key lyric in the song, "This world's waited long enough. I've come home at last", <mask> had sought to change the way the melody was sung, despite being fully


texts: aware of Lloyd-Webber's fastidious tendencies. To her, the moment was not exploited to its fullest potential, so she approached the show's musical director, David Caddick, and expressed her wish to hold the word "home", to which he agreed. Although she had been disappointed when she hoped to perform on Broadway in Evita, Cats and Chess, <mask> stated of her debut there, "It was just the most perfect time to go with that particular show". After Sunset Boulevard finished, she suffered from depression, commenting that the show's closing "was the most terrible feeling. ... I'd felt I'd lost something so very important to me.I thought it had died and gone away." Arts commentator Melvyn Bragg hosted a special edition of The South Bank Show about <mask>'s career in 1996, titled The Faces of Elaine <mask>. The episode saw her visiting parts of the world where plays she had starred in had been set: the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina where Eva Perón had given speeches; the Parisian haunts of Edith Piaf including a meeting with her collaborator Charles Aznavour; and Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. In 1997, <mask> made her United States concert debut when she opened the Boston Pops season, which was aired on WGBH in America. The following year, she made a guest appearance at Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday celebration at the Royal Albert Hall, performing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "Memory" She then played Célimène in the non-musical play The Misanthrope in 1998, but she admitted that she missed the musical element and that the silence was slightly unsettling to her. A Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Operatic and Dramatic Association soon followed. She later

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 performed alongside Bette Midler in a 1999 New York concert to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.From 2000 to 2001, she starred as Anna Leonowens in a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I at the London Palladium. <mask> had turned down an offer for the role the first time she was approached, but later accepted, admitting that she had "forgotten what a fantastic score it was", although she did question her own suitability for the role. Before the opening, the box office had already taken in excess of £7 million in ticket sales. The critic for The Independent commented, "It may well be impossible to be a success as Evita and a success as Anna" complaining that <mask> was not refined enough for the role, whereas The Spectator asserted that the role further strengthened her title as the "First Lady of British Musical Theatre". During her time in The King and I, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Despite <mask> wanting to pull out of the show, her mother insisted that she should continue until her contract had finished, and <mask>'s sister, Marion Billings, admitted, "That was very hard for <mask>, having to go on stage night after night knowing she wanted to be with Mum". 2002–2013: Radio and return to West End and Broadway
<mask> sang at the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and then made her Los Angeles concert debut at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.In 2003, she played Angèle in Where There's a Will, directed by Peter Hall. She next sang the role of Mrs Lovett in the New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in March 2004, earning positive reviews from critics, and a nomination for a Drama Desk

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texts: Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. <mask> then embarked upon a UK tour which was titled "No Strings Attached". In September 2004, <mask> began a weekly Sunday afternoon radio show, <mask> on Sunday, between 1 and 3 PM on BBC Radio 2, featuring music from musical theatre and film. The 400th edition was broadcast on Sunday 29 July 2012. In an unfavourable review, the show was described by Elisabeth Mahoney of The Guardian as "a chilly, alienating listening experience" and a "rare wrong move" on the part of Radio 2. Lisa Martland of The Stage agreed that "it is by far the music that brings me back to the programme ... and not her lightweight presenting style".However, the show regularly attracts 3 million listeners, and interviews are also featured each week. <mask> also focused on television appearances, playing Dora Bunner in the 2005 ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced in the Marple series, before performing a guest role as a post mistress in Where the Heart Is. The episode of Marple was watched by 7.78 million viewers. The release of <mask>'s first full studio album of new recordings in 12 years was marked in 2006, titled Essential Musicals. The album included popular songs from musicals identified by a poll on her radio show, in which 400,000 listeners voted. At this point, <mask> had recorded 20 solo albums in total, of which eight were consecutively certified gold and another four multi-platinum, and she had been featured on seven cast albums. <mask> also appeared in concert in Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.On 20 and 21 December 2006, she performed in concert in Shanghai, extending her

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 opened the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and performed concerts in China, America and Australia featuring songs from her 40-year career. To further celebrate 40 years since her first performance on a West End Stage, in October 2008 <mask> released a picture-based autobiography titled Memories. The book took around eight months to compile; "Since Evita I suppose, I had kept a yearbook.My parents always kept cuttings and things like that for me. I did have quite a lot of reference material to work out," <mask> commented. An album titled <mask> and Friends was produced by Phil Ramone in 2010. The album features duets with <mask> and artists such as Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow and Olivia Newton-John as well as a duet with Sinéad O'Connor of a new song "It's Only Life" penned by Tim Rice and Gary Barlow. Having entered the top 20 of UK Album Charts, it went on to achieve gold status. <mask> played the role of Carlotta Campion in the Kennedy Center production of Follies in May and June 2011 at the Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, DC, receiving favourable reviews for her performance of the showstopper, "I'm Still Here." The principal cast also comprised Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines and Danny Burstein.She reprised this role in the Broadway transfer of the musical at the Marquis Theatre from August 2011 until the following January, before performing at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California in May and June 2012. 2014–present: 50th Anniversary, farewell tour
At the end of 2013 <mask> announced a concert tour, Page by Page by <mask>, which focused on her 50th anniversary in show business and was advertised as a farewell tour. The 40th anniversary tour


texts: in 2008 marked 40 years since her debut on the West End stage, and the 50th anniversary tour in 2014 marked 50 years since her first stage performance. The tour featured Gardar Thor Cortes performing a number of songs, both solo and duets with <mask>, and was sold out at all venues. The tour ran from 9 to 20 October 2014, concluding at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Other stops included Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle (Gateshead), Glasgow, Birmingham and Bournemouth. Due to a throat infection, one concert in Brighton had to be cancelled.Dates in Ireland were postponed before being rescheduled, with <mask> giving four sold-out concerts in Dublin (two evenings), Limerick and Cork between 10 and 16 February 2015. In 2014, <mask> presented and performed in a six episode television show for Sky Arts television called The <mask> Show. The show featured songs performed by <mask>, masterclasses with drama college students and interviews and performances by West End and Broadway performers and writers. The show was recorded in March and April at Riverside Studios, London. She released a new career-spanning album The Ultimate Collection in May 2014. In June, <mask> made her debut at G-A-Y's Heaven nightclub in London and in November, she joined the inaugural Australian cruise of the performing arts on the . In May 2015 <mask> was part of VE Day 70: A Party to Remember, a special concert which took place at the Horse Guards Parade, and was broadcast live on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2.Later in 2015 she performed in concert at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, supported by Collabro and Rhydian, and then headlined the Glamis Prom 2015 at Glamis Castle, Scotland, with Susan Boyle as her guest.

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 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied at both concerts. In April 2016, it was announced that <mask> would perform a number of concerts – on successive weekends rather than intensive schedule of a regular tour – entitled "Stripped Back". The tour initially ran from October until December 2016 and featured music by Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, Leonard Cohen, Sting, Elton John and Lennon-McCartney. <mask> appeared in a new BBC adaptation of William Shakepeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream adapted by Russell T Davies as part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in 2016. In 2017, she appeared in pantomime at the London Palladium as Queen Rat in Dick Whittington alongside Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Paul Zerdin, Gary Wilmot, Charlie Stemp, Emma Williams and Diversity (dance troupe). In 2018, <mask> played the part of Mercy Hackett in the BBC TV comedy Home from Home.In 2020, she appeared in the BBC drama Series Life with Alison Steadman and Peter Davison. Legacy
Having had so many starring roles in famous musicals, many to critical acclaim, <mask> is often referred to as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. In 2008, she celebrated the 40th anniversary of her professional debut on the West End stage. <mask> has never married nor had children, although she had an 11-year affair with the lyricist Tim Rice throughout the 1980s. She has said that she wanted to have children, but "it's a wonderful life I have, so I'm very fulfilled in other ways". <mask>'s singing abilities have won her worldwide praise, as have her acting skills, with Andrew Gans of Playbill magazine writing that "<mask>'s gift is to dissect a role and determine what phrasing, gesture

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 or emotion can bring a scene to its fullest dramatic potential". Mark Shenton also highlighted her voice in 2008 as "one of the most distinctive and impressive voices in the business".Lloyd-Webber insists that her rendition of "As If We Never Said Goodbye" is one of the best interpretations of a song by him. <mask> has gained herself a reputation as someone who can be "difficult". The Times''' Brian Logan wrote, "<mask> is not exactly known for her humility. In newspaper profiles, that dread word 'difficult' is often applied". On one occasion, she told a male interviewer that she was going to stop giving interviews to female reporters because, in her own words, "I don't trust other women in these situations. They establish a sisterhood with you and then betray it every time". What has been seen as a cold side to her personality was also noted by Logan, but <mask> has said that a common misconception of her is that she is confident and very serious.Another editor found her "refreshingly down-to-earth" and "very friendly". Views on theatre
Though <mask> has enjoyed a long career in musical theatre, she rarely goes to watch musicals, much preferring to watch films or plays. She considers herself primarily an actress, rather than a singer, stating, "I really prefer to be in character". Comparing the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein to that of Lloyd Webber, <mask> has said that she finds Rodgers and Hammerstein songs more difficult to sing, and described them as challenging. She concluded, "it's a quieter kind of singing, more controlled, not belting it out". In the light of the physical demands of performing in theatre <mask> has said "Musical theatre is the hardest thing any actor


texts: will ever do. You become obsessive about sleeping, eating the right food, not speaking and giving yourself vocal rest and keeping exercised".Regarding the pressure of having to be in a fit condition to perform in theatre each night, she remarked "you wouldn't want to read the letters people write when you're off and they're disappointed – it's so awful, the guilt one feels for not being there". As part of a rigorous routine before musical roles to look after her voice, <mask> stops eating dairy products and drinking alcohol and works hard on her fitness. After about three months into the production when her voice is tiring from performing, she withdraws from her normal social life, sometimes only communicating by notepad and fax. She never reads her reviews, finding that it is not helpful to hear too many opinions of her work. In 2007, <mask> named reality television series such as Any Dream Will Do'', which aim to find an unknown actor to play the lead role in a musical, as the greatest threat to theatre today, believing that "actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows". In a later interview, she questioned the seriousness of the actors auditioning for this type of show: "you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the first week and all your colleagues saw it". She has also expressed a wish for more new musicals to be put into production, instead of frequent revivals.<mask> has been an Ambassador of The Children's Trust, the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisabiity, for over 35 years, since the charity was created,  when she first presented the charity with a

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Discography

Solo albums

Compilations

Cast recordings

Singles

Other albums and guest appearances

Videos and DVDs

Curated albums
Tying in with her weekly radio show, <mask> has been involved in the compilation of two albums featuring selected tracks from musical theatre. References

External links

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1948 births
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English women singers
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Living people
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Laurence Olivier Award winners
People from Chipping Barnet
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<mask> (born 9 July 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career with Manchester City, after several years in the youth ranks he turned professional with the club in 2008. He enjoyed loan spells with Blackpool, Port Vale, and Aberdeen; before transferring to Walsall for the 2010–11 season. After leaving Walsall he signed with Rochdale and then non-league Droylsden. He re-joined Port Vale on non-contract terms in February 2012, before signing with FC Halifax Town five months later. He signed with Stockport County in February 2013, before returning to Halifax Town later in the year. He signed with Bradford Park Avenue in May 2015, and then Alfreton Town in October 2016 and Curzon Ashton in May 2017.He joined Buxton in July 2019 and then moved on to Mossley later in the year. He joined Radcliffe in July 2021 and moved on to Workington two months later. Playing career
<mask> is a product of the Manchester City Youth Academy, which he joined when he was 11 years old. In the 2006–07 season, he made his debut for the club's reserve side in the Premier Reserve League North, scoring four goals in eight starts. He also scored the final goal as City beat Manchester United 3–1 in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup. At the end of the 2006–07 season, <mask> signed his first professional contract with Manchester City. In the 2008–09 season, he was given the squad number 46 and became a regular in the reserves.After scoring for the reserves and being named "Man of the Match" in their 3–0 victory over Newcastle United Reserves, on 29 January 2009 he signed for Championship club Blackpool on loan, initially for one month until 28 February, with the possibility of

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International career
Although born in England, <mask> has represented Ireland under 19's. He was called up to the England under-20 team for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Personal life
In July 2017, <mask> and two other men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit criminal damage for their part in two events in March and April 2015 which followed a dispute over parking tickets at a property in Moss Side. Statistics

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<mask> (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the Minnesota Twins. During his 14 seasons with the Red Sox, he was a ten-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion, and a seven-time Silver Slugger winner. <mask> also holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which he set during the 2006 season. Originally signed by the Seattle Mariners in 1992, <mask> was traded to the Twins in 1996 and played parts of six seasons with the team. <mask> was released by the Twins and signed with the Red Sox in 2003, where he spent the remainder of his career. In Boston, <mask> established himself as "one of the greatest designated hitters the game has ever seen".He was instrumental in the team ending its 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004, as well as during successful championship runs in 2007 and 2013; he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2013. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2022. <mask> finished his career with 541 home runs (which ranks 17th on MLB's all-time home run list), 1,768 runs batted in (RBIs, 22nd all-time), and a .286 batting average. Among designated hitters, he is the all-time leader in MLB history for home runs (485), RBIs (1,569), and hits (2,192). Regarded as one of the greatest clutch hitters of all time, <mask> had 11 career walk-off home runs during the regular season and two during the postseason. Early life
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On November 28, 1992, <mask> was signed by the Seattle Mariners just 10 days after his 17th birthday, who listed him as "<mask>" due to not being familiar with Spanish naming customs. He made his professional debut in 1994 for the Mariners of the Arizona League, batting .246 with two home runs and 20 RBI. By 1995, he had improved those numbers to .332 with four home runs and 37 RBI. In 1996, he was promoted to the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League, a Mariners farm team. He established himself as one of the Mariners' best hitting prospects, batting .322 with 18 home runs and 93 RBI. <mask> also impressed both fans and Mariners' players like Alex Rodriguez with a strong performance in an impromptu home run derby—the result of a failed Mariners' promotion in which the Timber Rattlers were supposed to play an exhibition game against the MLB club in front of their home fans in Wisconsin, but the game was rained out.Also in Wisconsin, <mask> met his future wife Tiffany; she led him to become a fan of the nearby Green Bay Packers NFL team, a devotion that would become lifelong. Baseball America named <mask> the

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 most exciting player in the Midwest League, as well as its best defensive first baseman for 1996. Despite his strong year in the Mariners' system, on September 13, 1996, <mask> was traded to the Minnesota Twins as the player to be named later to complete an earlier transaction for Dave Hollins. When he arrived in Minnesota, he informed the team that he preferred to be listed as "<mask>"—using his paternal family name rather than "Arias" which was his maternal family name. Referring to the switch, sportswriter Jay Jaffe called Arias/<mask> "literally the player to be named later." <mask> rose quickly through the Twins system in 1997. Though he started with the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, he quickly progressed through Double-A (New Britain Rock Cats), to the Triple-A Salt Lake Buzz.At the three levels, <mask> combined to hit .317 with 31 home runs and 124 RBI, earning a September call-up to the Twins' MLB club. Minnesota Twins (1997–2002)

1997
<mask> made his MLB debut for the Twins on September 2, 1997. He played in 15 games in September, batting .327 in 49 at bats. He recorded his first major league hit in his second game, on September 3, with an eighth-inning pinch-hit double against the Chicago Cubs. He hit his first major league home run on September 14 against the Texas Rangers, off pitcher Julio Santana, going 3-for-4 with two walks in the game overall. <mask> hit one home run and had 6 RBI in his first season. 1998
In 1998, <mask> entered the season with his sights set on playing as the regular first baseman for the Twins.However, <mask>'s playing style was somewhat different than the approach favored by manager Tom

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In 1999, <mask> figured to be a fixture in the lineup, but after a tough spring training which saw him bat only .137, he was sent down to the Triple-A Salt Lake Buzz as the sure-handed rookie Doug Mientkiewicz earned the first base job. It was becoming apparent that manager Tom Kelly preferred veteran players or those who fit into his small-ball and good defense philosophy, something <mask> would later be vocal about after his days with the Twins.While <mask> tore through minor league pitching to the tune of a .315 average with 30 home runs and 110 RBI, Twins first basemen would go on to hit just .245 with 11 homers and 69 RBI all season. Twins designated hitters did not fare much better, batting a combined .259 with 14 home runs and 82 RBI. <mask>'s strong season in Triple-A was too much for Kelly to ignore, and <mask> again earned a September call-up in 1999. It did not go well for <mask>, as he struck out 12 times in 20 at-bats, and did not register a hit. 2000
By 2000, with the Twins coming off three consecutive seasons of over 90 losses, <mask>'s bat could not be buried in the minor leagues much longer. After playing

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 only sparingly during the seasons first two months, by June 2000 he finally established himself as an MLB regular. However, <mask> played primarily at designated hitter as manager Kelly stuck with the veteran Ron Coomer at first base.When <mask> homered on June 9 against the Milwaukee Brewers, it was his first MLB home run in more than a year. On September 7, he hit his first major league grand slam at Fenway Park against Boston Red Sox pitcher Ramón Martínez, one of his childhood heroes from the Dominican Republic. As his playing time increased, his stats improved. Despite his slow start, he finished at .282 with 10 home runs and 63 RBI. His 36 doubles were second on the team to Matt Lawton's 44, despite <mask> having almost 200 fewer plate appearances. <mask>'s .364 on-base percentage was fourth on the team among players with more than 100 plate appearances. 2001
<mask> began the 2001 season as the regular DH and started the year strong, batting .311 with six home runs and 18 RBI through May 4.For the first time in years, the Twins were a contender thanks to a hot start helped by <mask>'s hitting. However, another wrist fracture landed <mask> back on the disabled list, and he did not return until July. It was apparent the injury affected his production, as he batted just .202 upon his return. He finished the year with a disappointing .234 average, however, the 11 home runs he hit over the season's final two months (including his first multihomer game on September 5 against the Texas Rangers) offered a glimmer of hope for the future. Despite their hot start, the Twins ultimately did not qualify for the postseason but did win a

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The offseason proved very difficult for <mask>, as on New Year's Day 2002, his mother died following a car accident. Gardenhire reached out and helped <mask> deal with the death, and <mask> prepared hard for the coming baseball season, both saddened his mother never saw him play at his best and determined to reach new heights. When the season began, <mask> battled knee injuries. It was a tale of two seasons for <mask>, as his .240 average with five homers and 33 RBI before the All-Star break was disappointing. But after the All-Star break, <mask> quietly turned in one of the better second halves in baseball, batting .297 with 15 home runs and 42 RBI. On August 16, he hit a memorable home run off his friend Pedro Martínez at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, hitting an inside cut fastball into the upper deck. On September 25, he hit the first walk-off home run of his career, against the Cleveland Indians.He finished the 2002 season batting .272 with 20 home runs and 75 RBI. At this point in his career, the home run and RBI totals were both career bests. However, as he batted only .203 against left-handed pitching, <mask> still was not always guaranteed to start if a tough lefty would be on the mound. His career year coincided with the Twins qualifying for the postseason, as the team won 94 games and upset the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series before falling in the 2002 American League Championship Series to the eventual World


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2003
After his release from the Twins, <mask> had a chance encounter with Pedro Martínez at a restaurant in the Dominican Republic, and Martinez remembered the home run he had given up to <mask> in August 2002. Excited at the prospect of his friend joining him on the Boston Red Sox (who needed a first baseman), Pedro began calling several Red Sox team officials to request that the team sign <mask>. On January 22, <mask> signed a non-guaranteed free agent contract with the Red Sox that would be worth $1.25 million if he made the team.New Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein envisioned <mask> as one of several candidates to fill a void at first base. Sabermetrics favorite Jeremy Giambi was widely expected to get most of the playing

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In the offseason, <mask> was eligible for salary arbitration once again, but the Red Sox agreed with him on a $4.6 million salary for the 2004 season, avoiding hearings. Prior to the agreement, <mask> and his agent had submitted a figure of $5 million, while the Red Sox had countered with $4.2 million, so the agreement split the difference. Once the 2004 season started, <mask> wasted no time picking up

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texts: right where he left off with the bat. On May 28, <mask> hit his 100th career home run, a grand slam, off Joel Piñeiro of the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. Also in May, <mask> signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Sox worth $12.5 million. He batted .304 with 23 home runs and 78 RBI in the season's first half, was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, and hit a long home run in the All-Star Game off Carl Pavano. <mask> was suspended for three games in July, after being ejected following an incident in a July 16 game against the Angels in which he threw several bats onto the field that came close to hitting umpires Bill Hohn and Mark Carlson.<mask> finished the 2004 season with 41 home runs and 139 RBI while batting .301 with an on-base plus slugging (OPS) of .983. He finished second in the AL in both home runs and RBIs and finished fourth in AL MVP voting. He also earned his first Silver Slugger award for his outstanding performance at designated hitter. In addition, <mask> and teammate Manny Ramirez became the first pair of AL teammates to hit 40 home runs, have 100 RBIs, and bat .300 since the Yankees' Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931. Together they hit back-to-back home runs six times, tying the major league single-season mark set by the Detroit Tigers' Hank Greenberg and Rudy York and later matched by the Chicago White Sox's Frank Thomas and Magglio Ordóñez. The duo quickly became arguably the best hitting tandem of the decade. In the 2004 postseason, <mask> elevated his play to a new level.He had multiple game-winning hits to help Boston advance through the rounds. In the 2004 AL Division Series,

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 he hit a series-winning walk-off home run off Jarrod Washburn in the 10th inning of Game 3 to knock out the Anaheim Angels. In the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees, the Red Sox quickly fell behind 0 games to 3, a deficit that had never been surmounted in baseball history. <mask> almost single-handedly paved the way for history, as he hit a walk-off two-run home run against Paul Quantrill in the 12th inning of Game 4 and a walk-off single off of Esteban Loaiza in the 14th inning of Game 5. His heroics - namely batting .387 with three home runs and 11 RBI in the series - earned him AL Championship Series MVP honors, the first time a DH had ever won that award, as the Red Sox came back to win in seven games. In the 2004 World Series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals, <mask> set the tone for the four-game sweep as he hit a three-run home run off of Woody Williams in the first inning of Game 1 at Fenway Park. He hit .308 in the series with a home run and 4 RBI as the Red Sox swept the Cardinals to end the Curse of the Bambino by winning their first World Series Championship in 86 years.Overall, <mask> batted .400 in the 2004 postseason with five home runs and 23 RBI. 2005

In 2005, <mask> set new career highs with 47 home runs and 148 RBI. He batted .300 with an OPS of 1.001. On June 2, his three-run homer turned a 4–3 deficit into a 6–4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. On September 6, his 38th home run of the year beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On September 29, his eighth-inning home run against the Toronto Blue Jays tied the game at 4, then his ninth-inning single in his very next at-bat gave Boston the

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On April 10, the Red Sox announced <mask> signed a four-year, $52 million contract extension with the team. The contract also included a team option for a fifth year. Over the two months of June and July, he had five walk-off hits, three of which were home runs.<mask> hit his 200th career home run on June 29, against Duaner Sánchez of the New York Mets at Fenway Park. He posted his best month of the season in July, batting .339 with 14 home runs. On September 20 at Fenway Park, <mask> tied Jimmie Foxx's single season Red Sox home run record of 50 set in 1938, in the sixth inning against Minnesota Twins' Boof Bonser. On September 21, <mask> broke the record by hitting his 51st home run off Johan Santana of the Twins. The home run was also his 44th of the season as a designated hitter, breaking his own AL single-season record. <mask> finished 2006 with a career-high 54 home runs to set a new Red Sox record and had 137 RBIs while batting .287 with an OPS of 1.049. He led the AL in both home runs and RBIs

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 and finished third in OPS.He finished third in the AL MVP voting behind Justin Morneau and Derek Jeter. Despite his outstanding campaign, however, the Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason. 2007
In 2007, <mask> was instrumental in leading the Red Sox to their seventh World Series title. In the regular season, he had 35 home runs and 117 RBI while batting a career-best .332, placing him in the top 10 in the AL in all three categories. In addition, he hit 52 doubles, led the AL in extra-base hits and finished second in OPS at 1.066. His .445 on-base percentage led the league. An All-Star for the fourth consecutive season, <mask> finished fourth in the AL MVP voting and captured the Silver Slugger at DH once again, as the Red Sox won the AL East.In the postseason, <mask> again kept up the clutch hitting. He batted .714 (5-for-7) against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the Division Series, with two home runs. Then, after batting .292 with a home run against the Cleveland Indians in the AL Championship Series, he hit .333 in the 2007 World Series, with 4 RBI. Combined, <mask> batted .370 with three home runs and 10 RBI and Boston swept the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series Championship in four years. 2008
In 2008, <mask> started slowly after suffering a wrist injury which caused him to miss several weeks. He played in a total of 109 games and finished the season with 23 home runs and 89 RBI while batting .264. Despite his struggles, <mask> was named to his fifth All-Star team.In the playoffs, <mask> batted just .186 over two rounds as the Red Sox ultimately fell to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Championship


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<mask> struggled early in the 2009 season, hitting only .206 with no home runs and 30 strikeouts in his first 34 games. He did not hit his first home run of the season until May 20 off Brett Cecil of the Toronto Blue Jays, ending a career-high 150 homerless at-bat streak. In June, <mask> broke out of his slump by hitting seven home runs with 22 RBI. He hit seven home runs in both July and August, including the 300th of his career against Luke Hochevar of the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on July 9. On September 17, <mask> hit his 270th career home run as a DH off José Arredondo of the Los Angeles Angels, breaking the all-time record held by Frank Thomas. However, <mask> finished the season with just a .238 average to go along with his 28 home runs and 99 RBI.He also struggled in the postseason, with just one hit in 12 at-bats. During 2009, <mask> did, however, play first base for the first time since the 2007 season. 2010

In 2010, <mask> again got off to a slow start, and questions loomed large about his future. <mask> batted just .143 in April, with a home run and 4 RBI. But <mask> returned to his All-Star form beginning with a hot May and finished at .270 with 32 home runs and 102 RBI for the year. His home run and RBI totals were both in the top 10 in the AL. At the All-Star Game, <mask> won the Home Run Derby contest, defeating Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramírez in the final.A strong September where <mask> drove in 23 runs pushed him over the 100-RBI mark for the first time in three seasons. But despite <mask>'s resurgence, the Red Sox finished third in the AL East and failed to qualify for the


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In 2011, <mask> continued to produce, batting .309 with 29 home runs and 96 RBI. He passed several milestones during the year. On April 2, he set the record for RBI by a designated hitter with 1,004, surpassing Edgar Martínez. Then, on May 21, <mask> became only the fifth player to hit 300 home runs as a member of the Red Sox, joining Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, and Dwight Evans.On July 15, <mask> was suspended for four games for his part in a brawl that took place on July 8 in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. <mask> charged Orioles pitcher Kevin Gregg after a brushback pitch and an exchange of words, triggering a bench-clearing brawl. In 2011, <mask> made his seventh All-Star Team. He also earned his fifth Silver Slugger Award at the end of the year, and, on October 20, Major League Baseball announced that <mask> was the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award. However, the Red Sox again failed to qualify for the postseason. Also at season's end, as <mask> and the Red Sox could not agree on a contract extension during the year, <mask> headed for free agency for the first time since being released by the Twins in 2003. However, on December 7, he accepted the Red Sox offer of salary arbitration, and the two sides again avoided hearings by agreeing to a $14.575 million figure for the 2012 season.2012
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 with six home runs and 20 RBI. On July 4, at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, <mask> hit his 400th career home run off of A. J. Griffin of the Oakland Athletics. However, on July 16, <mask> suffered an injury to his right Achilles tendon and was placed on the DL on July 19. He returned on August 24 but returned to the DL on August 27 after playing just one game. He finished the season with 23 home runs and 60 RBI while batting .318 in 90 games. On the date of his injury, the Red Sox were 46–44. However, without <mask>, the Red Sox cratered, going 23–49 over the last two and a half months of the season to finish last in the AL East.With free agency again looming, <mask> and the Red Sox agreed to terms on a two-year contract with $26 million, with incentives that could push the total value of the deal to $30 million. The deal was made official on November 5. 2013
<mask> rebounded from his injury to post a strong 2013 campaign as he once again guided the Red Sox to a first-place finish in the AL East. During the regular season, he hit 30 home runs, had 103 RBI and batted .309. He finished in the top 10 in all the categories in the AL. On April 20, before the first game played at Fenway Park since the Boston Marathon bombing and his first since August 2012 after an Achilles tendon injury, <mask> spoke emotionally to the crowd and stated, "This is our fucking city, and no one is going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong."<mask> reached several career milestones in 2013, including his 500th career double on July 2 and his 2,000th career hit on September 4. On July 10, <mask> passed Harold Baines to become the all-time leader for hits by a


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In 2015, <mask> hit 37 home runs and had 108 RBI while batting .273. He finished in the top 10 in the AL in both home runs and RBIs for the eighth time in his career. On April 19, in a game at Fenway Park vs. the Baltimore Orioles, <mask> was ejected for arguing a check swing call. While arguing, <mask> bumped into umpire John Tumpane. Two days later, MLB suspended <mask> one game and fined him an undisclosed amount. On July 14, in an announcement prior to the MLB All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, <mask> was selected as one of the "Franchise Four" of the Boston Red Sox.The selection of the "Franchise Four" (the greatest four players of all time for every MLB team) was determined by online voting by fans on the MLB.com website. Along with <mask>, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and <mask>'s friend Pedro Martínez were selected as the

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On November 18, 2015, his 40th birthday, <mask> announced on the website The Players' Tribune that he would retire following the 2016 season.In the final season of his career, <mask> hit 38 home runs—the most ever hit by a player in his final season—and had 127 RBI while batting .315. He finished in the top 10 in the AL in home runs and RBI for the ninth time in his career. He finished tied for first in the AL in RBI with Edwin Encarnación. <mask> led the AL and MLB with a 1.021 OPS, .620 slugging percentage, 87 extra base hits and 48 doubles. He had the highest percentage of hard-hit batted balls in the majors (45.9%). He also had the highest ISO (Isolated Power) of all MLB players in 2016, at .305. Throughout the season, opposing teams honored <mask> by presenting him with gifts, some humorous, when the Red Sox visited, similar to how teams had done when other stars like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were in their final season.For example, the New York Yankees presented <mask> with a painting of him at home plate in Yankee Stadium, as well as a book of notes to <mask> written by several former and current Yankees. When it was their


texts: turn, the Baltimore Orioles presented <mask> with the mangled dugout phone he had destroyed with a bat from his 2013 outburst. On May 14, at Fenway Park, <mask> hit a walk-off double to lead the Red Sox to a 6–5 victory over the Houston Astros; it was his 20th career walk-off hit. The double was the 600th of <mask>' career, making him the 15th player all time to reach the milestone. He also joined Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds as only the third player in MLB history with at least 500 career home runs and 600 career doubles. On August 24, in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, <mask> hit his 30th home run of the season. He became the oldest MLB player to ever do so.In the same game, he also reached 100 RBI for the season. It was the tenth time in his career he reached both milestones, a Red Sox record. He hit his 625th career double two days later against the Royals, passing Hank Aaron for tenth place all-time. On October 2, during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park for <mask> prior to the final game of the season, the Red Sox announced that his uniform number 34 would be retired during the 2017 season. Additionally, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker was on hand to announce the bridge that carries Brookline Avenue over the Massachusetts Turnpike would be dedicated in honor of <mask>. <mask>'s strong play in his final season was enough to get the Red Sox into the postseason, but a first-round sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Indians in the AL Division Series ended the Red Sox season on October 10. Following the loss at Fenway Park, <mask> came out and saluted the Boston fans in a tearful goodbye before leaving


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 the field.On October 26, Major League Baseball announced that <mask> had won his second Hank Aaron Award as the outstanding offensive player in the AL. He was the 2016 Esurance MLB/This Year in Baseball Award winner for Best Hitter, his third time. In addition, <mask> also placed sixth in voting for 2016 AL MVP. Podcast
In 2018, <mask> hosted a podcast, <mask>: The Big Papi Story alongside Michael Chiklis. The series had four episodes and discussed <mask>'s life and career. Personal life

<mask>'s nickname "Big Papi" originates from his habit of calling people (and teammates) whose names he could not remember "Papi." The nickname was given to him by Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy.On June 11, 2008, <mask> became a United States citizen at John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Family
Each time <mask> crossed the plate after hitting a home run, he would look up and point both index fingers to the sky in tribute to his mother, Angela Rosa Arias, who died in a car crash in January 2002 at the age of 46. <mask> also has a tattoo of his mother on his biceps. <mask> and his wife, Tiffany, have three children. His wife hails from Kaukauna, Wisconsin, a town in between the cities of Green Bay and Appleton. After marrying Tiffany, <mask> became a fan of the Green Bay Packers. In April 2013, <mask> announced that he and his wife were separating, but they later reconciled.Since 2017, <mask> and his wife and two of their children have resided in Miami; he also maintains a home in the Dominican Republic where his oldest son, <mask>, lives with his mother, Fary Almanzar Fernandez. An  home that <mask> bought in 2007 in Weston, Massachusetts, was

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<mask> has received about $4.5 million in endorsements over the years. In April 2007, sporting-goods company Reebok debuted the Big Papi 10M Mid Baseball cleat, which <mask> first used during the 2007 MLB All Star Game in San Francisco, California. In October 2009, <mask> opened a nightclub called "Forty-Forty" in his native Dominican Republic. In April 2010, rapper and producer Jay-Z and his business partner Juan Perez sued <mask> for trademark infringement, alleging that the name of <mask>'s nightclub was stolen from Jay-Z's chain of sports clubs in New York.In March 2011, <mask> reached a settlement deal with Jay-Z and Perez. Charity work
In 2007, <mask> founded the David Ortiz Children's Fund to support a range of his favorite causes and to help children, from Boston to the Dominican Republic and beyond. In 2008, <mask> allowed his likeness to be used on a charity wine label, called Vintage Papi, with proceeds going to the Children's Fund. In 2016, <mask> joined UNICEF Kid Power as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion for a global mission in Burkina Faso. A 2017 roast of <mask> raised $335,000 for his Children's Fund. June 2019 shooting

At approximately 8:50 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on June 9, 2019, <mask> was shot and severely wounded while at the Dial Bar and Lounge in East Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Authorities stated that <mask> was

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texts: "ambushed by a man who got off a motorcycle" and shot him in the back.According to <mask>'s spokesperson, <mask> underwent a six-hour operation performed by three local physicians at the Abel Gonzalez Clinic. During the surgery, a portion of his intestines and colon, as well as his gallbladder, were removed; liver damage was also reported. Jhoel López, a Dominican TV host who was with <mask>, was also wounded in the leg during the shooting. On June 10, a medical flight sent by the Red Sox brought <mask> to Boston, so he could receive further treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He underwent a second surgery shortly after arriving at MGH, and was reported to be "making good progress toward recovery." He was released from the hospital on July 26, 2019, following a third surgery; on July 29, 2019, his spokesperson released a statement saying that "Big Papi will be back soon." As of June 12, six suspects had been arrested in relation to the shooting and more were being sought.Police Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte revealed that the alleged organizer of the attack was promised 400,000 Dominican pesos (approximately $7,098) to carry out the attack. Security camera footage showed two men on a motorcycle allegedly planning the attack with a man in a car near the bar where the shooting took place. According to <mask>'s friends in the Dominican Republic, <mask> often went to popular nightspots with them without any security presence, "trusting his fans to protect him." By June 18, there were at least 11 suspects in custody. On June 19, the Dominican Attorney General's office announced that <mask> had not been the


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 intended victim of the gunman and that the shooting had been carried out on the orders of Victor Hugo Gomez Vasquez, a known associate of a Mexican drug cartel. The intended victim, Gomez Vasquez's cousin Sixto <mask>, was a regular patron at the bar. Shortly before the shooting, an accomplice had snapped a picture of the intended victim to guide the shooter, but the picture was blurry and the man's black pants were obscured by a white object in the bar.The gunman went in, saw <mask> wearing white pants, and shot a single bullet at him. Gomez Vasquez was arrested on June 28, as was Alberto Miguel Rodriguez Mota, who allegedly took the photo of Fernández and <mask>. By July 29, 2019, at least 14 suspects had been arrested. <mask> was discharged from MGH on July 26, 2019 after a six week stay. On July 29, in his first Instagram comments since leaving the hospital, <mask> stated, "too bad I can't crush food yet." He made his first public appearance on September 9, throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park. Restraining order
A restraining order was issued on May 21, 2020, against <mask> by Fary Almanzar Fernandez, who is also the mother of <mask>'s first born son, <mask> <mask>.<mask> was ordered to refrain from "annoying, intimidating or threatening his former partner in person or by phone." According to <mask>' former partner, he "intimidated and threatened" her. Alleged positive performance-enhancing-drug test in 2003
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 50 home run club
 500 home run club
 Boston Red Sox all-time roster
 List of Boston Red Sox award winners
 List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
 List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career extra base hits leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders
 List of Major League Baseball doubles records
 List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
 Minnesota Twins all-time roster
 Dominican-Americans in Boston

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<mask> at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

 <mask> on Instagram. Archived from the original

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<mask> (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life
<mask> is married and has two children; Madison and Michael, & three stepchildren; Anthony, Alex,  and Amelia. <mask> was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, on September 1, 1980. <mask> competed in wrestling at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon and then continued his career at Portland State University where he was a two-time All-American. Mixed martial arts career

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<mask><mask> (August 31, 1925 – September 25, 2004) was an American industrialist. He made his fortunes as the chair of Davis Petroleum and at one time owned 20th Century Fox, the Pebble Beach Corporation, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Aspen Skiing Company. Early life and education
<mask> was raised in a Jewish family, the son of <mask> and Jean Spitzer. He has one younger sister Joan (born 1929). His father came to the United States from London as a teenager in 1917 and later joined the British Navy after reportedly applying for a college scholarship but being denied it because he was Jewish. <mask> became a successful fashion buyer for New York department stores. In 1939 he partnered with  Ray Ryan, who owned the Ryan Oil Company, and they started the Davis Oil Company.<mask> graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from New York University in 1947. Petroleum business

He joined his father in the oil exploration business and was later nicknamed "Mr. Wildcatter." The Davis Oil Company drilled for oil and gas in the West beginning in the 1940s and was incorporated in 1986 as Davis Petroleum, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In 1960s-1980s, it became a leading independent oil and gas producer in the United States, focusing on drilling in Wyoming, where the company owned a 150-mile pipeline. <mask>'s son <mask> took over as president of Davis Petroleum and Davis Offshore in 1997. <mask> senior's partner Ray Ryan was a pioneer of the oil deal known as the "third for a quarter," where investors in a wildcat oil well would each buy one-quarter of the well's production for a third of the cost of drilling the well, leaving all costs paid and Davis and Ryan owners of one-quarter of the well.<mask> developed the oil business, and also became a major real estate developer in Denver, acquiring a shopping center and office complex. <mask> offered to purchase the Oakland Athletics from Charlie Finley for $12 million on December 12, 1977, with the intention of moving the franchise to Denver. The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

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In 1981, <mask> acquired 20th Century Fox for $722 million with financier Marc Rich. Fox's assets included Pebble Beach Golf Links, the Aspen Skiing Company, and a Century City property upon which he built and twice sold Fox Plaza, which was made famous as the "Nakatomi building" in the original Die Hard film. While <mask> was head of 20th Century Fox, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, complained to him about excessive sexuality in films. Reagan suggested to <mask> that he produce films that implied, instead of showing, sex, in the style of director Ernst Lubitsch. In 1984 <mask> appointed Barry Diller, formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures, to the chairman and CEO role at 20th Century Fox. Diller asked <mask> for complete control, with <mask> promising to provide financing for the studio.Fox's financial situation was precarious, with the company owing $600 million. Banks would not provide any extension to the loan, and Diller pressed <mask> for the new equity he had promised to put into Fox. Diller claims that <mask> stalled and suggested that Diller call Michael Milken for a $250 million junk-bond loan, which would have been Diller's, not <mask>', responsibility. By 1985, Rich was in Switzerland during an indictment that was filed against him by the United States due to his

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 violation of sanctions against his commodity trades with Iran. Marc Rich had arranged with <mask> for <mask> to buy out his interest in 20th Century Fox for $116 million. <mask> sold this interest to Rupert Murdoch for $250 million in March 1984. <mask> later backed out of a deal with Murdoch to purchase John Kluge's Metromedia television stations, which would form what is now the Fox network.Murdoch went alone and bought the studios, and later bought out <mask> remaining stake in 20th Century Fox for $325 million. <mask> sold Pebble Beach to Japanese businessman Minoru Isutani for $841 million in 1990. Winning a bidding war against the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, <mask> bought the Beverly Hills Hotel for $135 million in 1986. <mask> later sold the hotel to the sultan for a $65 million profit. In 1999, <mask> attempted to build a stadium in Los Angeles to lure the National Football League to award the city an expansion franchise during the era when the NFL was absent from Los Angeles. The expansion team ultimately went to Houston and became the Houston Texans. In later years, <mask> was linked to takeover targets including Northwest Airlines, US Airways, CBS, NBC and T. Boone Pickens' Mesa.A proponent of greenmail, the threatening of takeover bids that never come to pass, <mask> said "All you have to do is look at the pretty girl and everyone thinks you're sleeping with her. You don't have to put up any money". In 2002 a deal that was structured by Ramy El-Batrawi, <mask> made an unsolicited $15 billion bid for the entertainment assets of Vivendi. The  Denver Broncos National Football League team was targeted by failed takeover bids from <mask>. Family disputes
<mask>'s eldest daughter, <mask> Raynes, sued her four siblings, her mother, and several of the family's advisers, alleging that they had all helped her father to systematically steal her trust fund before his death. Her lawsuit alleged that <mask> had entrapped and beaten Patricia in an attempt to get her to sign documents giving him control over her finances. <mask> later

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