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David Ortiz, a three-time World Series champion during his career with the Boston Red Sox, was shot in the back outside a discotheque in the Dominican Republic.The attack occurred in Santo Domingo, police spokesman Felix Duran Mejia said. Ortiz's father, Enrique (Leo) Ortiz, told reporters outside the clinic late on Sunday his son was out of surgery and expected to make a full recovery.His father said he had no idea why someone would have shot his son."He is out of surgery and stable, he is resting. Big Papi will be around for a long time," Leo Ortiz said, using his son's nickname. CDN 37, a news station in the Dominican Republic, reported a suspect had been arrested.