so david ortiz would have felt comfortable. in an area of town known to be safe. so how does this happen? and again couldn t have been a robbery attempt, both his family members and police say, because there was never any attempt. it was someone who went up, shot him, and then tried to run away. it was only by the luck of of the paepal around him able to grab the suspect, that they actually have anybody in custody tonight. interesting. i want to bring in now alex with the boston globe. he s live from fenway park. where the red sox just finished the game. what has been the reaction to this? reporter: i think starting with rilgit s been bewilderm and shock when you hear that someone who s a beloved figure unnew england and around the baseball community and national community has had such a horrible thing happen to him.
attempt. it was someone who shot him and tried to run. it was only by the luck of the people around him who grabbed the suspect. they actually have anybody in custody. interesting. standby. i want to bring in alex with the boston globe. live from fen way park. when the red sox finished a game. what s the reaction of the city and the red sox organization to this? starting with it s been bewilderment and shock. when you hear that someone who is a beloved figure in new england and really around the baseball community. has had such a horrible thing happen to him. then beyond that there s just out pouring of concern. caring. there s a great deal of concern. he s such a beloved figure. when people think about ortiz, it has very little to do with
tell us about the reaction in the sports community today. it s been intense from the moment the news hit last night and the concern over would he be okay. obviously david ortiz is synonymous with the boston red sox, with the resurgence of the red sox. there was a time when kids grew up and never saw a boston team win a title at all. but three world series titles, ten all-star appearances, mvp in 2013, the same year as the boston marathon, his infamous speech when he got out there and talked about the city and what it meant to him. he is much more than just an athlete. he is really part of the culture in boston and throughout major league baseball. i think that s why there s such great concern, even though he s retired, retired in 2016. he s 43 years old now. such a presence throughout the baseball community and throughout boston and new
curse of the bambino. in 2013, ortiz cemented his place in the hearts of bostonians with this reaction in the wake of the boston bombings. this is [ bleep ] city. and nobody going to dictate our freedom. reporter: ortiz is a near certainty to be a future hall of famer. but as the baseball community rallies around one of its brothers, the question remains, why ortiz? and we are outside the santo domingo hospital where david ortiz was operated on until very early this morning, having parts of his intestine, gallbladder, and colon removed. remarkably, doctors said that he is well enough to continue his journey on to boston. he s flying there right now, where he wi erin? patrick, thank you very much. and next, is the friendship between president trump and french president emmanuel macron
and he is suffering from an injury to his leg. but still a lot of questions as to what motivated these individuals to carry out such a crime. of course, fans around the country and especially in boston all so concerned. outpouring of support from the baseball community. what has been the response global globally? he is a two-time world series mvp and he is a product of the dominican republic. so he is a star on many levels and there has been an outpouring of support from pedro martinez. can t wait to hear your voice. my thoughts and prayers are with you, see you soon. a-rod tweeted out well wishes, as well. so the outpouring of support continues. we know he is in stable condition at this point and out of surgery. we know that baseball in the