Retired Boston Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first try. Ortiz, known to teammates as “Big Papi,” was the only player elected on Tuesday into the Hall of Fame on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) in his first year of eligibility on the ballot. “Big love for Big Papi,” the Major League Baseball announced. “David Ortiz is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.” Ortiz, a 10-time All-Star over 20 seasons mostly with the Boston Red Sox, was named on 77.9 percent of ballots, clearing the 75 percent threshold needed for enshrinement. “I am truly honored and blessed by my selection to the Hall of Fame—the highest honor that any baseball player can reach in their lifetime,” Ortiz said in a statement released by the Red Sox. “I am grateful to the baseball writers who considered my career in its …