The Edgar Martinez Award is an award granted annually since 1973 to the most outstanding Designated Hitter in Major League Baseball. Formerly known simply as the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, it was renamed for Edgar Martinez, the longtime DH of the Seattle Mariners and five time winner of the award after he retired. David Ortiz has won the award for the last four consecutive seasons. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A designated hitter (often shortened to DH), is an official position adopted by Major League Baseballs American League in 1973 that allowed teams to boost sagging offensive performances by designating a player to bat in place of the pitcher. ... MLB coaches avergae salary is 8-15 million dollars a year MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Edgar Martinez warming up. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) West Division (1977-present) Current uniform Ballpark Safeco Field (1999-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 2001 â€¢ 1997 â€¢ 1995 Wild card berths (1) 2000 Best Finish: Beat New York Yankees in... David Ortiz (IPA , or roughly or-TEES, according to Latin American pronunciation) (November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), born David Américo Ortiz Arias, is a Major League Baseball designated hitter who plays for the Boston Red Sox (since 2003). ...

2006 Press release from MLB Announcing Ortiz capturing the award and listing past recipients.