A few months before leading the Red Sox to their historic 2004 World Series championship, David Ortiz and his family welcomed a baby boy, D’Angelo.

Twenty years later, the Red Sox have now officially welcomed the younger Ortiz into the family as well.

The Red Sox drafted D’Angelo Ortiz with their penultimate pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, selecting the 20-year-old third baseman in the 19th round with the 567th overall pick. Red Sox director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said following the selection that it means a lot to the organization to have Ortiz on board, but he also emphasized that Ortiz is a legitimate prospect who earned the opportunity.

“I want to make it clear D’Angelo is a prospect and the reason we selected him is the result of a relationship that our area scout has had with the player, Willie Romay, for a long time,” Pearson said. “We had him at a workout recently and got to interact with him and felt like it was a good add to the organization. It’s a plus that his dad is David Ortiz, but we drafted him as a prospect.”

Standing at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, the younger Ortiz spent this past season playing for Miami Dade Community College, where he batted .328 with a home run and 38 RBI in 48 games.

Ortiz has also played two seasons locally with the Brockton Rox in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, batting .325 in 54 total games. During that time he also played with the sons of numerous other former MLB legends, including Keith Foulke, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez and former Yankees great Gary Sheffield.

“Similar actions to his dad at the plate, he’s a power hitting third baseman that’s athletic and we’re going to try to get as much power out of him as we can,” Pearson said.

Ortiz, obviously, stands as one of the greatest players in Red Sox history. The Hall of Famer helped lead Boston to three World Series titles, was a 10-time All-Star and seven-time Silver Slugger recipient, and finished his career with 541 home runs and a .931 OPS. Ortiz’s No. 34 is retired by the team and he has a strong case as one of the greatest designated hitters in baseball history.