David Ortiz was the lone player elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in results announced on Tuesday. Ortiz spent 20 years in the big leagues with the Twins and Red Sox as one of the most feared sluggers in baseball, hitting .286/.380/.552 with 541 home runs and 2,472 hits, good for 55.3 rWAR. Ortiz was a ten-time All-Star and a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, He was a three-time champion, known as a clutch hitter with the best Win Probability Added in post-season history, and was the 2013 World Series MVP. Ortiz, who was eligible for the first time in his career, is the fourth Dominican-born player to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
David Ortiz elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
