Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Sports | David Ortiz Is Celebrated, and Now Wounded, in His Homeland Advertisement Supported by On Baseball ByTyler Kepner June 11, 2019 Within the first few pages of his autobiography, “Papi: My Story,” David Ortiz refers repeatedly to the dangers of gun violence in the Dominican Republic. “Once, my mother sent me to the bodega to pick up some groceries,” Ortiz wrote, with Michael Holley, in the 2017 book. “On my way there, I saw a guy murdered. Right in front of my eyes, killed. I saw things that no one should see, especially a kid.” On Sunday night in Santo Domingo, an assailant shot Ortiz through the abdomen, from behind at point-blank range, as Ortiz sat with a friend at a club. He sustained damage to his liver, his small intestine and his large intestine, and was flown to Boston Monday night on a plane provided by the Boston Red Sox. One man, suspected of driving the motorcycle that carried the gunman, was arrested. The authorities are seeking a second suspect, and the motive for the attack remains unclear. Ortiz, of course,… Read full this story
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