David Ortiz made history Saturday, becoming the 27th player in Major League history to hit 500 career home runs. The accomplishment made waves across social media with a mass outpouring of congratulations from baseball fans everywhere.
Ortiz -- who has a massive social media footprint with nearly two million fans and followers across Twitter and Facebook -- retweeted some of the acknowledgments and also thanked fans for the support.
Thx #RedSoxNation 4 the support…u been w/ us all year couldnt be more proud 2 be part of NE! That HR was 4 all of us!