Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the lone player to earn induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers¡¯ Association of America.
Ortiz received 307 of the 394 votes (77.9%) in his first season on the ballot. That was slightly above the needed 75% to earn induction into Cooperstown.
Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled 541 homers and 1,768 RBIs in 20 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) and Boston (2003-16).
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