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Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out

Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, center, celebrates his election to the baseball hall of fame with his father Leo Ortiz, left, MLB Hall of Fame player Pedro Martinez, second right, and Fernando Cuzza, right, moments after receiving the news in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Manolito Jimenez) FILE - Boston Red Sox David Ortiz reacts before a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz laughs with teammates in the dugout after hitting a double for his 2,000th career hit, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston, on Sept. 4, 2013. Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) FILE - New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens reacts after giving up a home run to Cleveland Indians' Trot Nixon in the second inning during Game 3 of an American League baseball division playoff series on Oct. 7, 2007, at Yankee Stadium in New York. David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz, center, celebrates his election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with his father Leo Ortiz, left, Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, second left, and Fernando Cuzza, right, moments after receiving the news, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Manolito Jimenez) FILE - Former baseball player Barry Bonds leaves a federal courthouse on April 8, 2011, during his perjury trial in San Francisco. David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/ Paul Sakuma, File) FILE - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts after flying out to deep center field in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York, on Sept. 28, 2016. Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) FILE - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, right, and Detroit Tigers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia watch the flight of Ortiz's three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game July 26, 2016, at Fenway Park in Boston. Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) FILE - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on June 24, 2015, at Fenway Park in Boston. Ortiz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, right, celebrates his election to the baseball hall of fame with his father Leo Ortiz, left, and MLB Hall of Fame player Pedro Martinez, center, at the moment of receiving the news in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Manolito Jimenez) Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz celebrates his election to the baseball hall of fame with his father Leo Ortiz, left, MLB Hall of Fame Pedro Martinez, center, and Fernando Cuzza, right, moments after receiving the news in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo / Manolito Jimenez)
Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out