Retired All-Star baseball player David Ortiz, known as “Big Papi,” sold his mansion in Pinecrest shortly after his divorce was finalized.
Ortiz sold the five-bedroom, eight-bathroom home at 9505 Southwest 63rd Court for nearly $10.6 million, a record in Pinecrest, according to One Sotheby’s International Realty, which brokered both sides of the deal. The firm declined to identify the buyer, and the sale has not yet hit records.
The 10,178-square-foot estate, on an acre of non-waterfront land, was developed in 2019. Ortiz and his now ex-wife, Tiffany, paid $1.5 million for the property in 2016 when Ortiz retired as a player, and had the home custom built.
It makes sense, then, that the house has a sports bar with a panel of nine high-definition screens. Other amenities include a “galaxy-like” custom home theater, a primary suite with a TV that folds down from the ceiling, fire pits, outdoor fountains, and a pool deck with an outdoor kitchen and gazebo, according to listing information.
Michael Martinez of One Sotheby’s represented the former longtime Boston Red Sox hitter in the sale. Dennis Carvajal of the same firm represented the buyer.
Tiffany Ortiz filed for divorce from David in late 2020, according to Miami-Dade records. Their divorce was finalized in April, and a notice regarding the proceeds of their home sale was filed on Wednesday.
David Ortiz, who Keenan Thompson has parodied on “Saturday Night Live,” is a 10-time All-Star who won championships in 2007 and 2013.
His record sale of the Pinecrest home is slightly more than the $10.5 million that Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro paid for his home, also in Pinecrest, in December.
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And that deal is about $200,000 more than the previous Pinecrest record — $10.3 million for the home at 6155 Southwest 106th Street — also set in December.
A number of former and current athletes have called Pinecrest and surrounding neighborhoods home, including Miami Heat’s star player, Jimmy Butler, who last year paid $7.4 million for a house near South Miami. Butler sold his former home in Pinecrest in 2021 for $7.1 million.