UPDATE:
The first reports out of the Dominican Republic said Ortiz was shot in the leg. It appears the wound is much more serious than that:
I just spoke to @dSoldevila who is at the clinic where David Ortiz is currently being treated. Dionisio said me that the attending doctor told him that David was shot in the lower back and the bullet went through and through; he’s currently in surgery.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
We’ve had further updates this morning on David Ortiz’s condition. His father said last night he had no damage to any organs, but doctors had to continue working late into the night and parts of organs had to be removed/treated. Ortiz is currently in intensive care but stable.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
David Ortiz’s assistant told ESPN that doctors had to continue working on him late into the night, which is when parts of organs had to be treated/removed. He also said Ortiz was in intensive care but considered stable. https://t.co/nSS0Vw0kZe
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
Original Post:
Breaking news out of the Dominican Republic where former MLB star David “Big Papi” Ortiz was reportedly shot in the leg during a robbery attempt:
CDN 37 reporting David Ortiz has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound: https://t.co/cyIDnbPH2Y
— Erika Leigh (@_ErikaLeigh) June 10, 2019
A suspect is reportedly in custody:
According to @CDN37 David Ortiz was shot in his leg and has been transported to a local hospital in Santo Domingo. At least one person has been arrested after the incident.
— Amy Lawrence (@ALawRadio) June 10, 2019
Video here:
La herida de @davidortiz fue en una pierna y uno de los responsable fue detenido. El ex pelotero fue sacado del lugar en una unidad del @Sistema911_RD pic.twitter.com/lwM8GDbTto
— CDN 37 (@CDN37) June 10, 2019
Ortiz’s father confirmed the shooting:
Confirmation that David Ortiz was shot from an ESPN reporter that spoke with Big Papi's father https://t.co/Ohcdt5hoLb
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) June 10, 2019
But his status is unknown:
.@Enrique_Rojas1 spoke to David Ortiz's father after learning that he was shot in a burglary attempt in the DR: "They called me to tell me that David is injured and that they took him to a medical center, but they did not tell me how he is or exactly where he was transferred."
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
Editor’s note: This post and headline have been updated with new information. Also the headline has been updated to correct a typo in Ortiz’s name.
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