Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot at a nightclub, Dial Bar and Lounge, in the Dominican Republic.
The news comes from his father, Leo Ortiz, who said that the bullet entered and exited through David’s abdomen. Although original reports stated that the injuries weren’t severe, Leo later stated that the doctors had to remove part of David’s intestines, gallbladder, and colon. He is however “out of danger” and “Big Papi will be around for a long time”.
According to ABC News, the man who shot Big Papi is Eddy Feliz Garcia, and he was roughed up by fans outside the nightclub, before being turned over to the police.
David Ortiz is currently in a hospital in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.