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Hall of Fame Honors David Ortiz Wednesday, January 21st , 2026 What a career and what a ballplayer. David Ortiz truly was one of the best to play the game, and today he was enshrined into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame with 77.7% of writer's ballot votes. "It is an honor to be mentioned with the greatest players of all time. I want to thank my family, friends and teammates for supporting me throughout this long career," the outstanding first baseman said at the induction ceremony. In his career, Ortiz played in 2314 games with a .282 lifetime batting average. Among his 2328 hits were 604 doubles, 20 triples and 486 home runs. He also scored 1363 runs and drove in 1643 runs. David Ortiz retired from baseball at the age of 43 in 2018. |
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