David Ortiz is apparently such a legend in the eyes of Bostonians that many think he’s fit to run the city. The Red Sox DH received more write-in votes in Tuesday’s mayoral election than anyone else, according to the Boston Electoral Commission (via WGBH), effectively giving him a third-place finish in the race.
David Ortiz received most write-in votes for Boston’s mayoral election
A number of Bostonians really had their hearts set on Beantown becoming Big Papi’s ****ing city.
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It’s not unheard of for athletes to enter politics when their playing careers have ended, but it’s probably not too often that one of them plays a part in an election while he’s still taking home trophies. While the actual number of votes that Ortiz received is unknown, there were 560 write-ins accounted for on Tuesday, so it’s possible that his vote tally is somewhere in the triple digits.
Big Papi’s total is a far cry from the 71,954 votes that mayor-elect Marty Walsh got to win the election, but it’s still not bad for a guy who wasn’t even running (and happens to play baseball for a living). It’s kind of hard to argue with the people who voted for him, he did give a pretty great stump speech.
Ortiz almost single-handedly led the Red Sox to the World Series title last month, hitting a ridiculous .688/.760/1.188 against the Cardinals to bring home the club’s third championship in the last decade.
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