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Executive producer David Ortiz takes center stage on this week's "Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave" - tonight at 11PM ET/PR on MTV2

Episode also features Mark Wahlberg assessing MLB stars' acting prospects and Yankees closer David Tobertson "ticket bombing" fans

Big Papi is in the house as David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox - the Executive Producer of "Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave" - joins hosts Sway and Chris Distefano in studio at the MLB Fan Cave for an action-packed episode, airing tonight at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV2.

Ortiz, who led the Red Sox to their third World Series in ten years last fall, participates in a wide-ranging conversation with Sway and Distefano about everything from baseball to music to fashion and everything in between. This week's episode also includes the following segments:

  • Actor Mark Wahlberg and his Transformers: Age of Extinction co-stars talk to "Off the Bat" correspondent Melanie Iglesias on the red carpet about the theoretical acting prospects of Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins and other MLB stars.
  • Yankees closer David Robertson takes the idea of photo bombing to a new level by "ticket bombing" random fans in the streets of New York with free tickets to that night's Yankees game.

Previous episodes of "Off the Bat" have featured in-studio guests Bryce Harper, Adam Jones, CC Sabathia, Robinson Cano, David Price, Chris Archer, Eric Young, Jr., Dee Gordon, Pedro Alvarez, Josh Donaldson, Carlos Gomez, Brandon Moss, Jose Bautista and Cardinals pitchers Adam Wainwright, Shelby Miller and Michael Wacha. Clips and full episodes can be seen here.

About "Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave:"
"Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave" is a weekly, 30-minute series hosted from the MLB Fan Cave in New York City airing every Tuesday night at 11pm ET/PT on MTV2. Each week, MLB players will be in-studio for interviews and segments with series hosts Sway, Fat Joe, Chris Distefano and Melanie Iglesias, spotlighting the stars' personalities and passions. Every episode of "Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave" will also feature on-location segments with players, diving deeper into their off-the-field interests that fans don't ordinarily see, whether it's a tour of their favorite restaurants or a look at their sneaker collection.