David Ortiz is shown on Sunday hours before being shot with his friend Jhoel LopezPolice in the Dominican Republic believe former Boston Red Sox star David 'Big Papi' Ortiz was shot by two cops hired by a Dominican Republic drug lord who believed the baseball player was having an affair with his wife, DailyMail.com has learned. 'If we had known that there was a dangerous situation, he would not have been there at that moment,' Leo Lopez told Diario Libre. 'Big Papi will be around for a long time,' Leo Ortiz told ESPN. The Red Sox have offered to send a private plane to return Ortiz to medical facilities in the U.S. if needed. He also helped the Red Sox win championships in 2007 and 2013, capturing World Series MVP honors in the latter season.

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2019 14:40 UTC