David Ortiz hit his 500th career home run Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Red Sox slugger blasted an 80-mph curveball from the Rays’ Matt Moore over the wall in right center in the fifth inning.
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Ortiz, who has 34 homers on the season, trails Eddie Murray by four home runs for 26th place on the all-time home run list. The solo homer was his second long ball on the night. He also connected on a three-run homer in the first.
Ortiz’s 500th home run was the 1,628th career RBI for the 39-year-old, tying Harold Baines for 31st on the all-time list.
“Big Papi” is 27th player to hit 500 homers. The last player to hit No. 500 for the Red Sox was Manny Ramirez in 2008.
