Former Red Sox star David Ortiz reportedly in stable condition after being shot

Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz reportedly was in stable condition Monday morning after being shot Sunday while in the Dominican Republic.

Ortiz, who is from the Dominican Republic, retired from Major League Baseball after the 2016 season. Jose Monegro of the newspaper El Dia tweeted that Ortiz was shot during a burglary at an amusement center in Santo Domingo. A suspect was arrested.

However, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Dominican Republic police are saying the shooting was not from an attempted robbery and that an alleged video of the incident shows a man walking up to a bar, aiming almost point blank and firing a gun.

A witness told the CDN 37 that Ortiz had signing autographs when he was shot in the back and the bullet went through his stomach.

Passan tweeted that Ortiz suffered liver damage and his gall bladder and parts of his colon were removed.

Marly Rivera of ESPN reported that David Ortiz’s assistant said doctors worked on Ortiz late into the night, which is when parts of organs had to be treated/removed. The assistant also said Ortiz was in intensive care but considered stable. Rivera also reported that Ortiz will remain in intensive care for at least 24 hours.

The Boston Red Sox issued this statement:

This story was originally published June 9, 2019 at 9:33 PM.