Poll: Does David Ortiz Belong in the Hall of Fame?
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David Ortiz is retiring after 2016, which has brought up the debate about whether David Ortiz should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. On one hand, he has had a great career, especially with the Red Sox. No one can deny that if it hadn't been for his heroics in the playoffs, the Red Sox might still be suffering from a "Curse," not sitting here with 3 World Series rings this century. His clutch hitting in 2004 brought the Red Sox back from the brink against the New York Yankees, and in 2013, he did it again with a grand slam against the Detroit Tigers, then carrying us single-handedly against St. Louis in the World Series that year. Not to mention he broke the Red Sox single season home run record in 2006, and hit his 500th home run this past September.
On the other side, you could point to the argument that he only was a designated hitter and he rarely had to play the field outside of the World Series, which is fair to say, but you could almost say the same in reverse about pitchers, and 3 pitchers were inducted into the Hall of Fame this past year. So, I leave it up to you: Should David Ortiz be a Hall of Famer? Answer the poll below and let me know what you think.
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