Ortiz, David
Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva Set for Hall of Fame Induction
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A humble little baseball sits at the bottom of a display case for David Ortiz on the third floor of the Hall of Fame. No hologram, no elaborate markings. In thick black ink, just below the red-seam horseshoe, someone scrawled “First HR.” Under that, in lighter pen: “Big Show.” The Big Papi […]
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With One More Walk-Off, Big Papi Trots Into Cooperstown
The David Ortiz Bridge, on Brookline Ave., above the Mass Pike, connects the Fenway Park neighborhood to Kenmore Square in Boston. From there it’s about four hours to Cooperstown, N.Y., soon to be home to another lasting marker of Ortiz’s outsize legacy. Ortiz, whose slugging and swagger helped the Boston Red Sox become the most […]
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