This past June the baseball world was shocked when news broke that Boston Red Sox legend and future Hall of Famer David “Big Papi” Ortiz was shot while visiting his native Dominican Republic. While rumors were spreading that the hit-for-hire was the result of Ortiz canoodling with a drug lord’s wifey, it ultimately turned out […]
New developments are emerging in the bizarre shooting case involving David Ortiz, this after authorities announced the name of the man who supposedly ordered the hit. Now, officials in the Dominican Republic are saying that the former MLB slugger was not the intended target.
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Dominican officials have released the name of the man they believe to be responsible for ordering a hit on former MLB superstar David Ortiz. Alberto Miguel Rodriguez, a suspected drug lord, paid $7,800 for the gunman to shoot Ortiz, who suffered a wound to the back that required extensive surgery.
The string of bad press out of the Dominican Republic continues. Retired Red Sox legend David Ortiz aka Big Papi has reportedly been shot in his hometown on Santo Domingo.
Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz can breathe a little easier now that he’s settled a lawsuit with Jay-Z over his 40/40 club name. As previously reported Hov took the MLB star to court for copyright infringement after he opened his Forty/Forty club in the Dominican Republic. According to Jay and his business partner Juan […]
