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Milestone HR helps Ortiz net weekly honor

Career home runs Nos. 499 and 500 came Saturday against the Rays, as Ortiz became the 27th player in baseball to reach the milestone. He and Albert Pujols are the only players to reach the mark in a multihomer game.

Papi on 500th homer 9/12/15: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz talks about hitting his 500th career home run and his meeting with the fan who caught the ball

Three other players have hit their 500th homer in a Red Sox uniform (Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Manny Ramirez), and Ortiz is now one of four players with 500 or more homers and three World Series rings (Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson).