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Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David Ortiz

Private investigators hired by David Ortiz say a Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had Ortiz shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019

The Independent UK

David Ortiz, Fernando Tatís Jr. Come Out Strong Against MLB International Draft

The proposed international draft is a big point of contention remaining in CBA talks.

Sports Illustrated

WAR Is Not the Solution for Baseball’s Labor Woes

The good news is that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association met twice this week on consecutive days. And that’s pretty much all the good news from the bargaining table we can cover at this time. There were a handful of interesting developments, some of which were more…

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Paul Sullivan: Sammy Sosa is off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The former Cubs slugger never had a chance.

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Chicago Tribune

Larry Stone: Awe and regret: Looking back at new Hall of Famer David Ortiz's roots in the Mariners organization

During the 1996 season, Mariners general manager Woody Woodward asked Mike Goff, the team's manager of the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, who he felt were the "untouchable" players on his team. In other words, the ones with too much promise to give up in a trade.

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: With help from Rob Manfred, David Ortiz gets free pass into Hall of Fame, while others are held to a higher standard

NEW YORK — After wading through the muck of steroids cheats, drug dealer associations, lurid sexual harassment charges, and an alt-right extremist who once called for their lynching, the Baseball Writers Association Tuesday bid good riddance to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling on their ballot, dealt…

Tribune News Service

David Ortiz is elected to baseball Hall of Fame while Barry Bonds is shut out

Suspicions of steroid use prevented Bonds, an all-time great, from getting enough votes in his final year on the ballot.

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David Ortiz had a wonderfully wholesome reaction to being told he’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer

What a moment for David Ortiz!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hall of Fame elects David Ortiz, snubs Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in final try

LOS ANGELES — David Ortiz, primarily a designated hitter who helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series after an 86-year drought, was the only player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

David Ortiz Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in One-Player BBWAA Class of 2022

Big Papi is elected in his first year on the writers' ballot, while several controversial candidates fall short in their final year of eligibility.

Sports Illustrated

David Ortiz elected to Hall; ex-Cub Sammy Sosa misses for 10th and final time on ballot

On Tuesday, Sosa, a seven-time All-Star, received 18.5% of the vote — miles beneath the 75% threshold required for induction.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Verducci’s Hall of Fame Ballot: Curt Schilling Gets Vote Again in Final Year of Eligibility

Two Red Sox postseason legends are among the five players.

Sports Illustrated

Revealing My Hypothetical Hall of Fame Ballot

This is the last Five-Tool Newsletter before the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are announced, so I’ll be revealing my hypothetical ballot today. Sure, it has no bearing on the actual process, but it’s fun. And as the lockout drags on, there aren’t too many better things…

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