Dominican officials sentence 1...

This week, over a dozen individuals were convicted of attempting to murder Boston Red Sox star and MLB Hall of Famer David Ortiz in 2019.

According to The Associated Press, a Dominican court convicted ten persons in the murder attempt on Tuesday. For their participation in the incident, alleged gunman Rolfi Ferreyra Cruz and another man were sentenced to 30 years in jail, while eight others received sentences ranging from five to twenty years. Three additional people were acquitted owing to a lack of evidence. Ortiz, who was born in the Dominican Republic, was ambushed in 2019 at a Santo Domingo bar by a guy who jumped off a motorbike and shot him in the back at close range. Ortiz was transported to a local hospital, where he underwent surgery before being airlifted to the United States for another procedure. He has subsequently fully healed. According to the private investigators Ortiz hired, he was targeted by a Dominican drug trafficker who was envious of him, albeit the particular cause is unknown. According to the newspaper, the guys were charged with criminal organization, unlawful firearm usage, attempted murder, and collaboration, among other things. More information is scheduled to be revealed next year. Ortiz played two decades in the major leagues, first with the Minnesota Twins and then with the Boston Red Sox. He helped lead the Red Sox to their first World Series victory the following year, the first of three in his career, and earned 10 All-Star selections until retiring in 2016. He concluded his career with 541 home runs and 1,768 RBI. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.