ESPN And ESPN Deportes Providing Comprehensive, Bilingual Coverage Of David Ortiz Story

On Sunday night, sports fans were shocked to learn that Boston Red Sox great David Ortiz was shot and wounded in his native Dominican Republic.

Throughout the night and today, ESPN and ESPN Deportes reporters Enrique Rojas and Marly Rivera have been documenting the story, providing updates on SportsCenter and other ESPN news and information platforms – including ESPN.com and ESPNDeportes.com – and transcribing Spanish-language news reports for fans on Twitter.

In a continued effort to document these events, today Rivera is traveling to Boston, while Rojas is in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

As of the most recent reports, Ortiz, a beloved figure in the Dominican Republic, in Boston, and across baseball, is reportedly in stable condition.

“The hardest part of covering a story like this, when it‘s an incident involving one of the most beloved figures in a country with a population of over 10 million people, is sorting through what is truth and what is speculation,” Rivera told Front Row. “We have to reach out to our multiple sources in the DR, and even when many of them are people we fully trust, the vetting process at ESPN has very high standards.

“We are lucky to have incredible journalists that we have collaborated with for many, many years in the Dominican Republic, in particular Dionisio Soldevila [a sports editor with Periodico Hoy, a newspaper in the Dominican Republic] and Ortiz’s friend and business assistant, Leo López. That collaboration with Dominican journalists, and well as Enrique’s close relationship with David’s father, Leo Ortiz, has been essential to our reporting.”

In the video above and in video and social media below are examples of ESPN and ESPN Deportes’ informative reporting.

ESPN joins the chorus of other well-wishers hoping David Ortiz makes a speedy recovery.

Ben Cafardo, Santa Brito and Ardi Dwornik also contributed to this post.

Spanish

.@dSoldevila reports David Ortiz was shot in a burglary attempt. Current condition is unknown. https://t.co/SdEYpJ24V0

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

David Ortiz fue herido de bala en un centro de diversiones de Santo Doningo, informó su padre Leo Ortiz a ESPN Digital.

— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) June 10, 2019

.@Enrique_Rojas1 spoke to David Ortiz's father after learning that he was shot in a burglary attempt in the DR: "They called me to tell me that David is injured and that they took him to a medical center, but they did not tell me how he is or exactly where he was transferred."

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

I just spoke to @dSoldevila who is at the clinic where David Ortiz is currently being treated. Dionisio said me that the attending doctor told him that David was shot in the lower back and the bullet went through and through; he’s currently in surgery.

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

This is what we know: David Ortiz was shot at a club/rest. in Santo Domingo; was taken to a local clinic. An attending doctor told our colleague @dSoldevila the bullet hit him in the lower back, went through-and-through. He's currently in surgery; doctors say he's out of danger.

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

Aquí el informe completo de los últimos detalles. La mejor noticia es que @dSoldevila reporta que el doctor que atendió a David Ortiz informó que está “fuera de peligro”. https://t.co/Hi6z3M8a6H

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

Best news we’ve heard so far come from David Ortiz’s father, Leo Ortiz, who told reporters gathered at the clinic that David is currently resting after surgery and that no organs were affected by the bullet. He said the doctors anticipate full recovery. #BigPapi

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

We’ve had further updates this morning on David Ortiz’s condition. His father said last night he had no damage to any organs, but doctors had to continue working late into the night and parts of organs had to be removed/treated. Ortiz is currently in intensive care but stable.

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

Our colleague @Enrique_Rojas1 is headed to the DR and will provide us with updates as he arrives at the Abel González Clinic in Santo Domingo, where David Ortiz is currently hospitalized. Ortiz is in intensive care but considered stable after being wounded by a bullet last night.

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

This is the last information we have on David Ortiz’s condition. He’s currently in intensive care, where he will remain for at least the next 24 hours. It’s worth noting that he’s reported to be in stable condition. We’ll update you after @Enrique_Rojas1 arrives at the clinic. https://t.co/bRUOQ9wrBb

— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019

Update David Ortiz: Avión de Red Sox está por llegar a República Dominicana. Mèdicos dominicanos autorizaron su traslado inmediatamente la nave esté lista. “El grado de estabilidad que presenta Big Papi hace posible que pueda viajar en lo inmediato”, dijo el doctor Abel González.

— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) June 10, 2019