I just heard that the Red Sox are flying him home.
He is family to them.
Yes, sorry I'm a bit late in keeping up with all the news about Big Papi.
Per WTIC 1080 AM radio news: The Red Sox *did* fly him back to Boston earlier today. He went immediately to Massachusetts General Hospital (great hospital) for exploratory surgery.
As of about 4:30 pm earlier today, Ortiz' wife Tiffany said he is again in stable condition, and will be spending several days in the hospital.
I'm pretty sure the Red Sox still employ David Ortiz as a hitting coach -- like they employ Sox veterans former pitcher Pedro Martinez and former catcher Jason Varitek.