David Ortiz, TIME's Person of the Year 2024?
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According to a top source, Big Papi David Ortiz is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2024. But while the baseball player's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.
UPDATE 21/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Why not Ortiz for Person of the Year?
The list of nominees for Time magazine’s Person of the Year is always an eclectic mix of world leaders, pop culture icons, buzzworthy names, and human rights activists. The unexpected inclusion of the 49-year-old baseball player, as a 2024 nominee has therefore sparked controversy and debate.
“What makes Ortiz so important is the potential and influence he now has, rather than anything he has already done,” said a panelist who preferred to remain anonymous, adding that earlier this month, the baseball player have already been named ‘American Of The Year’ by some major American newspapers and even ‘Santo Domingo Citizen Of The Year’ by the readers of a local gazette in Santo Domingo (David Ortiz's hometown).
Social Reactions to TIME’s Person of the Year
A representative for the baseball player was not immediately available for comment, but the announcement generated immediate reaction on Twitter:
“David Ortiz Named Person of the Year Is No ‘Surprise’.”
— @TheNewsEditor, 20 Nov 2024
“Congrats! David has this charisma that seems to come out of nowhere.”
— @SamanthaJones, 20 Nov 2024
“Past recipients include Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler ... then why not David Ortiz?”
— @TheClassicObserver, 20 Nov 2024
Could 2024 officially be the Year of David Ortiz?
Still, TIME’s editors will make the final decision about who will grace the magazine’s cover as its 2024 Person of the Year.
Who do you think should be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2024?
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