Retired Red Sox icon David Ortiz underwent a second surgery at a Boston hospital for injuries suffered when he was shot in the back in the Dominican Republic.
Retired Red Sox icon David Ortiz underwent a second surgery at a Boston hospital for injuries suffered when he was shot in the back Sunday night at a bar in the Dominican Republic in what appeared to be a targeted ambush attack, the former baseball player's wife said in a statement Tuesday.
Tiffany Ortiz thanked the Red Sox owner, John Henry, and his wife, Linda, and the team's management for rallying around her husband. She also expressed appreciation to Dr. Larry Ronan and his staff at Massachusetts General for caring for Ortiz. Dr. Abel Gonzalez, who performed the surgery, said part of Ortiz's intestines and liver were removed.
Jhoel López, a TV host in the Dominican Republic, was speaking to Ortiz at the bar when the shooting broke out and was also injured, according to The Associated Press. Lopez suffered non-life threatening injuries when he was struck in the leg, apparently by the same bullet that hit Ortiz. On Monday night at Boston's Fenway Park, the Red Sox and the team's fans made it clear that their beloved"Big Papi" was in their thoughts and prayers.
"They talk about superheroes without capes and he's a superhero without a cape," Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who a former teammate of Ortiz's in Boston, said during a pregame news conference.
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