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EM – David Ortiz among 5 ex-Red Sox added to next year’s Hall of Fame ballot

David Ortiz among five ex-Red Sox added to HOF 2022 ballot originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The Baseball Hall of Fame unveiled its 2022 ballot on Monday, and it features both a beloved Boston Red Sox player and one of the team’s biggest enemies over the past two decades.

Red Sox icon David Ortiz and ex-New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez highlight the 13 newcomers who will be eligible for induction into Cooperstown next year.

“My time has come,” Ortiz told Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe on Monday. “It’s good, but I can’t control what’s going on. I don’t know if I deserve it; that’s not for me to say. But the things that I could control, I controlled them very well. The numbers are there. ”

Shrewd Boston fans will also recognize four former Red Sox on the ballot besides Ortiz: closest Jonathan Papelbon, pitcher Jake Peavy, outfielder Carl Crawford and wide receiver AJ Pierzynski.

Ortiz had by far the biggest impact in Boston, helping the Red Sox win three World Series titles in 14 seasons while becoming the greatest clutch hitter in franchise history. Papelbon spent his first seven seasons with Boston and won a World Series in 2007, while Peavy contributed to the 2013 Red Sox Championship.

Crawford (2011-2012) and Pierzynski (2014) played one and two seasons with the Red Sox, respectively.

Ortiz and A-Rod have the best chances of making the first round, but they are unlikely to be selected in 2022. Meanwhile, three other ex-Red Sox – Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Manny Ramirez – are from back on the ballot, with Schilling in his last year of eligibility (despite his best efforts to withdraw from the poll).

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