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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