Where I’m From: David Ortiz Talks About Growing Up In The Dominican Republic

David Ortiz plays for the Boston Red Sox, but Fenway Park is very far away from his home.

That’s because Ortiz grew up in the Dominican Republic, a tropical island country south of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.

Listen to Ortiz talk about what it was like growing up in his home country in the video above.

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