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DENVER — When Boulder psychiatrist Will Van Derveer first heard about people treating severe mental health issues with MDMA — popularly known as the party drug ecstasy, or molly — he was extremely skeptical.

The former Red Sox slugger hired a private investigator whose findings contradict those of the Dominican authorities investigating the shooting.

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

During the 1996 season, Mariners general manager Woody Woodward asked Mike Goff, the team's manager of the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, who he felt were the "untouchable" players on his team. In other words, the ones with too much promise to give up in a trade.

NEW YORK — After wading through the muck of steroids cheats, drug dealer associations, lurid sexual harassment charges, and an alt-right extremist who once called for their lynching, the Baseball Writers Association Tuesday bid good riddance to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling on their ballot, dealt…

Suspicions of steroid use prevented Bonds, an all-time great, from getting enough votes in his final year on the ballot.

What a moment for David Ortiz!

LOS ANGELES — David Ortiz, primarily a designated hitter who helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series after an 86-year drought, was the only player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Big Papi is elected in his first year on the writers' ballot, while several controversial candidates fall short in their final year of eligibility.