Really scary news out of the Dominican Republic tonight, as former Red Sox superstar – and, more importantly, good dude and good baseball ambassador – David Ortiz was shot.
The reports on the incident are a bit scattered, but this is what we believe we know at this point, and I hope everyone is sending out whatever positive vibes they can muster:
Our thoughts are with David Ortiz, who is reportedly hospitalized after being shot in his hometown of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, per @Enrique_Rojas1. pic.twitter.com/IH3Qjxn0BT
— MLB (@MLB) June 10, 2019
Resumen de lo que sabemos: David Ortiz recibió un disparo en la espalda en un centro de diversión de Santo Domingo. Lo están operando. Atancante fue detenido. ESPN https://t.co/beuUQn2rtP….. https://t.co/g3uIPQ61rT
— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) June 10, 2019
When David Ortiz went into the emergency room for a gunshot wound to the back that went through his abdomen, @dSoldevila reports, he said to his doctor: “Please don’t let me die. I’m a good man.” https://t.co/CeS3IWrGC2
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 10, 2019
.@CDN37 – A local network in the DR – Tweeted this picture who they identified as one of the doctors that took care of David Ortiz; they say he just informed them that he is out of danger. https://t.co/XWuaku7sfS
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
Per @dSoldevila Dr. Abel Gonzalez III said that David Ortiz is still in surgery, which is going to take another hour, but that he is stable. https://t.co/ifvsiNWP6A
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019