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The wife of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz has paid a special tribute to her husband as he continues to recover from a gunshot wound in Massachusetts General Hospital. Tiffany Ortiz wrote in an Instagram post that this Father's Day on Sunday "brings with it a new appreciation for life and an awareness in what truly matters." Tiffany Ortiz and the man known affectionately to fans as Big Papi have three children and have been together 23 years. Continue to Article

June 16, 2019 4:56:pm EST

And now the Los Angeles Lakers have media personality LaVar Ball joining the lineup of great sports curses, as the volatile Ball has guaranteed the fabled basketball team will never win another championship because of their treatment of his sons. The Lakers brought the Curse of LaVar Ball upon themselves on Saturday, trading his son, Lonzo Ball, to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a package for Anthony Davis. Los Angeles area native Lonzo heads to the Big Easy with Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and several No. Continue to Article

June 16, 2019 11:57:am EST

Eighteen years after the Minnesota Twins took Joe Mauer with the first overall draft pick, the hometown star with the textbook left-handed swing was still having a hard time realizing his place among the franchise's all-time greats. As Mauer's jersey number formally joined the seven others retired by the Twins on Saturday night, the six-time All-Star and three-time batting champion sounded as awestruck of his place in team history as on his first day of rookie ball. Wearing the No. Continue to Article

June 15, 2019 9:23:pm EST

Report: Yankees land slugger Edwin Encarnacion in trade with Mariners originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The MLB trade deadline is more than a month away, but the Boston Red Sox's arch rival already is making moves. How Cora helped Chavis break out On Saturday, the New York Yankees reportedly acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. Seattle gets pitching prospect Juan Then in return. Continue to Article

June 15, 2019 9:13:pm EST

The man charged with shooting Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz admitted that he shot him but said he was hired to kill someone else. TMZ Sports reported Friday that 25-year-old Rolfi Ferreira Cruz told reporters who had crowded outside the jail in the Dominican Republic that Ortiz was not the target. Through the bars of his cell, Cruz said he was sent to the Santo Domingo club on Sunday to kill a man who happened to be dressed like Ortiz. Continue to Article

June 14, 2019 4:52:pm EST

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