The Baseball Writers Association of America elected David Ortiz to the Hall of Fame Tuesday. He received 77.9% of the vote on his first time on the ballot.
He will be the only of the seven new Hall of Famers to be elected via the BBWAA. In December, the Golden Days Era committee elected Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso and Tony Oliva. Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil were elected via the Early Baseball Era committee.
The full election results can be found here.
Ortiz was one of the America League’s most feared sluggers throughout his career, ranking 17th all-time with 541.