Reports claim he was shot in the leg in a bar (Image: GETTY)
According to the Daily Mirror, local reports claim he was wounded in Dial’s disco in the country’s capital Santo Domingo. They suggest that the star, who played for the Boston Red Sox, was struck by a bullet to the leg. The 43-year-old is affectionately known as Big Papi in baseball retired from the game in 2016.
Ortiz's father told ESPN: "They called me to tell me that David is injured and that they took him to a medical center, but they did not tell me how he is or exactly where he was transferred."
A gunman is said to be arrested after a TV presenter was also injured in the shooting.
During Ortiz’s career he was All-Star teams 10 times and a three-time World Series champion.
Reports suggest that the Boston Red Sox did not have any information on the worrying incident.
