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David Ortiz gives back by helping kids

Call it Papi love: Red Sox slugger has a big place in his heart for charity work

By Milton J. Valencia

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 04, 2011

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has raised millions for children who need pediatric surgery in his native Dominican Republic and in the US. This fall, he became the second Sox player in a row to win Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for community service.

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