David Ortiz elected to Hall of Fame on first try

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the lone player to earn induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Ortiz received 77.9 percent of the vote in his first season on the ballot. That was slightly above the needed 75 percent to earn induction into Cooperstown.

Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled 541