David Ortiz leads Baseball Hall of Fame inductees after stellar career

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David Ortiz was among the baseball legends who were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, Gil Hodges, Minnie Miñoso, Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler joined the former Boston Red Sox great in Cooperstown.

Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star for the Red Sox from 2003 to 2016. He was an integral part of helping Boston break the "Curse of the Bambino" and win their first World Series title in 2004 — the organization’s first since 1918. Boston also won it in 2007 and 2013. Ortiz was the 2013 World Series MVP.

Ortiz originally started out as a member of the Minnesota Twins. He played six years with the Twins but was let go following the 2002 season. Boston signed him in January 2003 and his career essentially changed there.

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Hall of Fame inductee David Ortiz, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, speaks during the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Sunday, July 24, 2022, at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

After it appeared he had been an outcast by the Twins, Ortiz ended up playing 14 more years in Boston. He finished his career with 541 home runs, a .286 batting average and a .931 OPS. He would become one of the most fearsome hitters in baseball whether it was the regular season or the postseason.

"If my story can remind you of anything, let it remind you that if you believe in someone, you can change their world," he said at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. "You can change their future, just like so many people who believed in me."

Ortiz also became a major figure in Boston, outside of the World Series championships. His