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David Ortiz is one of the most clutch hitters in baseball history. The 2004 ALCS. The 2013 ALCS. He has the moments and resume to validate it. More commonly referred to by fans as “Big Papi”, the legendary designated hitter gave the Red Sox faithful plenty of things to smile about throughout his 14-season tenure […]
Jealousy was the main motive behind David Ortiz’s near-fatal attack, according to the findings of a six-month private investigation. The former Red Sox star was shot in 2019 while he stood at the Dial Bar in Santo Domingo along with his friend, TV host Jhoel López. Authorities initially concluded that the attack was a case of mistaken identity, as […]
Watching sports from home with few options to visit stadiums may be necessary to curb the pandemic, but one fan in the City of Champions wasn’t having it. On Sunday, a fan snuck into Fenway Park while the Boston Red Sox took on their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees. The man was somehow able to climb the Green […]
The Boston Red Sox expressed their solidarity toward the Black Lives Matter movement by erecting a Black Lives Matter banner on the exterior of Fenway Park on Wednesday night. This act was met with heavy pushback and anti-Black Lives Matter rhetoric, however, from some fans of the team who were upset that the Red Sox showed support […]
The Boston Red Sox issued a statement Wednesday in response to Torii Hunter’s remarks about repeatedly hearing racial slurs directed at him from fans during games at Fenway Park. “If you doubt him because you’ve never heard it yourself, take it from us, it happens,” the statement reads. “Last year there were 7 reported incidents at Fenway Park where […]
Healthcare workers everywhere are putting their lives on the line to help flatten the curve and end the coronavirus pandemic. This prompted actor John Krasinski and Red Sox legend David Ortiz to praise local hospital employees. During a new episode of his new YouTube show Some Good News, the Boston native and star of The Office surprised workers at […]
An alleged drug kingpin that could be linked to the shooting of David Ortiz was taken into custody on Monday, CBS News reports. According to Dominican authorities, César Emilio Peralta was apprehended in Colombia. Peralta is known by the nickname “César the Abuser” and is accused of running a network that transports heroin and cocaine through Colombia, Venezuela, the […]
David Ortiz gave his first interview since being shot in an alleged failed hit in the Dominican Republic. Big Papi goes deep on details of the night he was shot and isn’t afraid to be vulnerable in front of Univision cameras. “I almost died, man,” a teary-eyed Ortiz explained of the terrifying incident. “I was […]
From the moment that David Ortiz was shot in the Dominican Republic in early June, his extended family, the Boston Red Sox, have been by his side to provide Big Papi and those close to him with “all available resources” that they may need. After Ortiz had undergone surgery to have his gallbladder and parts of his intestines removed, the Red Sox […]
Authorities confirmed in a press conference Wednesday that former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz was not the intended target of the shooting in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, ABC News reports. The hit was actually intended for Ortiz’s friend, Sixto David Fernandez, who was not only seated at the same table as Big Papi, but was also dressed similarly. This post will be updated. […]
