Former teammates react to Big Papi's enshrinement to Hall of Fame

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Only one player received enshrinement to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022: David Ortiz.

Teammates, rivals and contemporaries of the Boston Red Sox slugger offered their congratulations to the legend after the news broke shortly after 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, when Ortiz received the call he was headed to Cooperstown.

One of those former teammates, Pedro Martinez, was alongside Ortiz for the call.

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Though Martinez and Ortiz were teammates together for only two seasons, 2003 and 2004, they've remained close friends ever since. Now, they'll be in the Hall of Fame together.

"Well deserved," Martinez said. "I feel so proud to have been your teammate, to have been your brother, to have been someone there for you when you needed me. I'm so glad I have you in my life.

"Welcome to Cooperstown."

Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who won a World Series as Ortiz's teammate in 2007 before winning one as a manager 11 years later, acknowledged the moment as well.

"David #HallOfFamer. That sounds great! Congratulations @DavidOrtiz," Cora wrote in a since-deleted tweet.

Don Orsillo, who served as play-by-play broadcaster for the Red Sox on NESN for the bulk of Ortiz's career, chimed in from San Diego.

Dustin Pedroia, a member of the 2007 and 2013 World Series championship teams with Ortiz, made light of his teammates' defensive shortcomings in the leadup to the announcement.

Kevin Millar, a member of the 2004 team with Ortiz, got to hear from Ortiz live on MLB Network.

Even though he fell short of enshrinement for a 10th year in a row -- and thus, off the ballot -- Curt Schilling took the time to congratulate Ortiz, with whom he won titles in 2004 and 2007.

You might remember Sean Casey primarily as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, but he finished his career with the Red Sox in 2008 as a teammate of Ortiz's.

Locally, the New England Patriots recognized the greatness of Ortiz, as did Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr.

The Minnesota Twins, who infamously released Ortiz following the 2002 season and paved the way for him to sign with the Red Sox and alter the course of baseball history, chimed in as well.

Nothing yet from the Seattle Mariners, the other team which once had Ortiz; the Mariners traded Ortiz as a 21-year-old minor leaguer to the Twins in 1996 in exchange for Dave Hollins.

Current Red Sox analyst Dennis Eckersley, a Hall of Famer himself who enjoyed two stints playing in Boston, welcomed in the newest member of the exclusive club.

Hall of Famer Vlad Guerrero, who played against Ortiz primarily with the Montreal Expos and Anaheim Angels, took time to congratulate his fellow Dominican on enshrinement.

Longtime first baseman (and future Hall of Famer) Albert Pujols also shared some heartfelt words for Big Papi.

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