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At the end of May, Ortiz was hitting just .185 with one homer, a .284 OBP and .570 slugging mark. But beginning in June, he hit .264 with a .356 OBP and .904 OPS, blasting 27 homers and driving in 81 runs in the process. "I said, '[Expletive] it ? I'm going to play like it's Little League.' I'm serious about this. One day, I woke up and I went, 'Okay, I guess I've got nothing to lose anymore. I'm way behind what I'm normally used to. I'll go to the field today, and not do [expletive]. I'm just going to act like I'm in Little League,' " Ortiz told WEEI. "I really got that, I guess, one day from [hitting coach Dave] Magadan. He told me one day, 'You're listening to everybody. Any time you have a bad swing or had a bad game.' He said, 'We know more about your swing than anyone else. We watch you take 3,000 swings a day. Just stay away from everything. Just go and see the ball and hit it.' " |
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz credits a little league approach for helping him turn his season around.