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Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Has Been Elected To The Baseball Hall Of Fame

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Big Papi got his ticket punched as a first ballot Hall Of Famer moments ago with 77.9% of the vote. David Ortiz the Red Sox legendary designated hitter gave Sox fans a lifetime worth of their favorite memories, and was the catalyst for 3 World Series championship teams.

Ortiz originally signed by the Seattle Mariners in 1992. Ortiz was traded to the Twins in 1996 and played parts of six seasons with the team. Ortiz was released by the Twins and signed with the Red Sox in 2003, where he spent the remainder of his career. In Boston, Ortiz established himself as the greatest designated hitter in baseball history. He was instrumental in the team ending its 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004, as well as during successful championship runs in 2007 and 2013; he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2013.

Ortiz finished his career with 541 home runs (which ranks 17th on MLB’s all-time home run list), 1,768 runs batted in (RBIs, 22nd all-time), and a .286 batting average. Among designated hitters, he is the all-time leader in MLB history for home runs (485), RBIs (1,569), and hits (2,192). Regarded as one of the greatest clutch hitters of all time, Ortiz had 11 career walk-off home runs during the regular season and two during the postseason.

Red Sox ownership calls him “the greatest clutch hitter in Red Sox history.” Ortiz legend began in 2004 when he carried the Red Sox on his back when they were down 3 games to none in the 2004 ALCS vs the hated New York Yankees. Papi had back-to-back walk-off hits in Games 4 and 5 as the Sox faced elimination against the New York Yankees. Ortiz earned series MVP honors as he hit .387 with three homers and 11 RBIs.