DESIGNATED HALL OF FAMER
David Ortiz is the first designated hitter to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the fifth Boston Red Sox star to make it in his first year of eligibility.
Not bad for a player known by three different names during his illustrious career.
When Ortiz was drafted at age 17 by the Seattle Mariners, he was known as David Arias — the name used on his first very baseball cards. In 1996, Arias was traded to
