Big Papi a Big Hit at His Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

From left to right, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva and David Ortiz, hold their plaques during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday, July 24, 2022. John Minchillo/AP Photo

Cooperstown, N.Y.—David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered.

His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday—after his daughter Alexandra sang the national anthiem—and was humbled by his surroundings.