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David "Big Papi" Ortiz megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown

Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had a chance to thank his adoring fans and throw out the first at Fenway Park, where the Boston Red Sox faced the New York Yankee.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested the mastermind behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz earlier this month in an case of mistaken identity.

David Ortiz's wife says he has moved out of intensive care. Tiffany Ortiz said in a statement distributed by the Red Sox on Saturday.

Officials says Ortiz was the victim not of a bizarre plot against a beloved sports figure but a string of incompetent criminal mishaps

Dominican authorities on Monday identified the man they believe paid hit men to try and kill David Ortiz, adding that they were closing in on the mastermind.

An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz.

Beloved in his hometown, David Ortíz traveled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him.