He assures that Cooperstown will tremble on the day of his exaltation with music from the Dominicans
Boston Red Sox legend and longtime designated hitter David Ortiz talks during an orientation visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Ortiz was elected into the hall of fame for the Class of 2022 in January.
COOPERSTOWN.- .- The former Major League Baseball player, David Ortiz, visited the city of Cooperstown, New York, on Monday, where he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Big Papi expressed his joy at being in the place and hopes to share the moment with all his fans.
He assured that on July 24 the city of Cooperstown will tremble with the joy and music of Dominicans during “Cooperstown Dominican Latin Fest”, an event with which he will celebrate his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame to share with all his American fans. , Latin Americans, Dominicans and from all over the world.
This is Ortiz’s first visit to the city of Cooperstown, after his announcement to the Hall of Fame, where he offered a press conference and signed the plaque where his image will appear on July 24, which will accredit him as a member of the sacred temple of baseball.
“I am excited to reach the temple of baseball where great players are. But the most important thing is that I will be together with three great Dominicans: Juan Marichal, Pedro Martínez and Vladimir Guerrero”, stated David Ortiz during the press conference.
Cries for the absence of his mother in act
He assured that July 24 will be a very important day for Latin America, but especially for the Dominican Republic, where it all began. “That day of exaltation, the world will meet the happiest fans in baseball: the Dominicans, who will come to Cooperstown to exude their joy and enthusiasm.”
When answering a question about what his mother, Ángela Ortiz and former baseball player Kirby Pucket represented to him, who will not be present at the exaltation, Ortiz began to cry and assured that his deceased mother was one of his main motivations to be who he is. today.
About Pucket, he said he became a father and protector during his time with the Minnesota team, where he played for several years.
During the activity, Josh Rawitch, president of the Baseball Hall of Fame, placed David Ortiz’s jersey, which identifies him as a member of the Hall of Fame.
This great event that will have a television production of two hours, will be under the production of Ramón Carmona and Miguel Medina; the marketing of Grupo de Medios Panorama, and will be broadcast throughout the Dominican Republic by Telemicro, Channel 5; for the city of New York on Telemicro Internacional, and for the whole world through Prende TV, the new streaming platform of the Univisión network. In addition, it will be broadcast on David Ortiz’s social networks.
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