Designated giver: Kahwa Coffee teams up with David Ortiz for a good cause

Sales of the St. Petersburg coffee company's Big Papi Blend will benefit the Hall of Famer's charitable foundation.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 1:41 p.m. February 28, 2022
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Wikimedia/Parker Harrington. David Ortiz, a.k.a. Big Papi, bats against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 13, 2009, at Fenway Park in Boston.
Wikimedia/Parker Harrington. David Ortiz, a.k.a. Big Papi, bats against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 13, 2009, at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter and three-time World Series champion David Ortiz, the tormentor of so many Tampa Bay Rays pitchers over the years, wasn’t always a welcome sight in St. Petersburg, but thanks to a new partnership with St. Pete-based Kahwa Coffee, the newly minted Hall of Famer has given even the most ardent BoSox haters a reason to cheer.

Courtesy. St. Petersburg-based Kawha Coffee has teamed up with David Ortiz to create Big Papi Blend. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go to Ortiz's charitable foundation.
Courtesy. St. Petersburg-based Kawha Coffee has teamed up with David Ortiz to create Big Papi Blend. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go to Ortiz's charitable foundation.

 

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