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David Ortiz was back in Boston for medical care after being ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic.

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican Republic.

The Boston Red Sox are asking the city of Boston to change Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street.

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox will be retiring Big Papi's No. 34 on June 23. The team said Thursday it will be honoring David Ortiz before Boston plays that day against the Los Angeles Angels. The Red Sox had said before his final regular-season game at home last season that the ceremony would be held during the 2017 season...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have exercised their 2017 option on designated hitter David Ortiz "as a formality," even though he has said he will retire. The team also exercised its option on right-hander Clay Buchholz and declined the option on catcher Ryan Hanigan...

BOSTON (AP) — Cleveland closer Cody Allen hung on in the last two innings, and the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Monday to complete a three-game sweep of their AL Division Series. Red Sox slugger David Ortiz walked in the final plate appearance of his major league career but could only watch from the dugout when Travis Shaw hit a game-ending flyout with a pair of runners on...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Lonnie Chisenhall hit a three-run homer off postseason-cursed David Price, giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-0 win on Friday over the Boston Red Sox and a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor's homer capped Cleveland's three-homer rampage in the third inning against 22-game winner Rick Porcello, and the Indians held on for a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night in their AL Division Series opener...

BOSTON (AP) — Nothing like a pre-dawn phone call from Red Sox slugger David Ortiz to get you out of bed. At least that's the idea behind a Boston Public Schools initiative that starts next month. Middle- and high-school students will be able to sign up for wake-up calls from Big Papi...

David Ortiz is a class act! We could use more like him in the MLB!