Sports world reacts to 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame vote
The Baseball Hall of Fame named David Ortiz as the lone member who will hear his name called in Cooperstown this summer.
Former Boston Red Sox outfielder and Ortiz teammate Mookie Betts chimed in to wish the slugger well.
Alex Cora, the manager of the Red Sox and a teammate of Ortiz from 2005-08, offered a fond message.
David #HallOfFamer.
— Alex (@ac13alex) January 26, 2022
That’s sounds great!
Congratulations @davidortiz.
👊🏽🙌🏾💪🏽
Red Sox broadcaster and Hall of Fame reliever Dennis Eckersley showed some love for Big Papi.
Congratulations @davidortiz! Welcome to the Hall of Fame! Great career. @redsox @baseballhall #redsox #hof
— Dennis Eckersley (@Eck43) January 26, 2022
A longtime adversary in the heated Red Sox-Yankees rivalry also shared his thoughts.
BIG PAPI HOF!!!!!
— CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) January 25, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. weighed in on his countryman's call to the Hall.
The most vocal reactions filtered in about the voters' decision to exclude Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in their final year of eligibility.
This is ridiculous 😒😒 https://t.co/9yp5QqMDLw
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 26, 2022
You shit the bed, BBWAA.
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) January 25, 2022
So Bonds, Clemens and A-Rod have to get in too then right?! I would love to be a fly on the wall for some of these convos
— Kevin Gausman (@KevinGausman) January 25, 2022
https://t.co/orTRjR9wWM pic.twitter.com/vNFsq02xGD
— Brandon Crawford (@bcraw35) January 26, 2022
Smh….🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/6ZSyhiGjfj
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) January 25, 2022
SMDH
— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) January 25, 2022
Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, and Rodger Clemens not being in the HOF is going to be more ridiculous long term than anything they supposedly did.
— Chris Bassitt (@C_Bass419) January 26, 2022
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