Luis Ortiz (pitcher)

Luis Francisco Ortiz (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles.

Not to be confused with Luis Ortiz (third baseman).
Luis Ortiz
Ortiz with the Frisco RoughRiders in 2016
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995
Sanger, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average12.71
Strikeouts3
Teams

Career

Ortiz attended Sanger High School in Sanger, California.[1][2] He is of Mexican American descent.[3] In November 2013, he committed to play college baseball at Fresno State University.[4]

Texas Rangers

He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[5] He signed on June 11[6] and reported to the AZL Rangers. After posting a 2.03 ERA in 13.1 innings, he was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads where he posted a 1.29 ERA in seven innings. He spent 2015 with Hickory, going 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 13 games started. He started 2016 with the High Desert Mavericks and was then later promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders.

Milwaukee Brewers

On August 1, 2016, the Rangers traded Ortiz, Lewis Brinson, and Ryan Cordell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress.[7] He was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers. In 22 games between High Desert, Frisco and Biloxi, Oritz posted a 6-8 record with a 3.08 ERA. Oritz returned to Biloxi in 2017, pitching to a 4-7 record and 4.01 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched.[8]

MLB.com ranked Ortiz as Milwaukee's fifth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[9] He began the season with Biloxi. In July, he was selected to represent the Brewers in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[10]

Baltimore Orioles

On July 31, 2018, Ortiz, Jonathan Villar and Jean Carmona were traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jonathan Schoop.[11] Ortiz had his contract selected on September 4, 2018. He pitched 2.1 major league innings in 2018. In 2019, he was optioned to the Norfolk Tides to open the season.[12] Ortiz was outrighted off the Orioles roster on October 30, 2019.[13] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Texas Rangers (Second stint)

On December 16, 2020, Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[14]

References
  1. "Where One Of Baseball's Top Prospects, Luis Ortiz, Finds His Inner Strength". The Huffington Post. 17 October 2013.
  2. Major league draft: Clovis' Jacob Gatewood, Sanger's Luis Ortiz among potential first-round picks (video) Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-ortiz-20180906-story.html
  4. The Reedley Exponent. "Sanger Herald". The Reedley Exponent.
  5. "Rangers dip into high school ranks for Ortiz". Texas Rangers.
  6. "Rangers reach deal with first-round Draft pick Luis Ortiz". MLB.com.
  7. "Milwaukee receives Ryan Cordell as third player in Jonathan Lucroy, Jeremy Jeffress deal". The Dallas Morning News. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. "Luis Ortiz Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  9. "Hiura headlines new-look Brewers Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  10. https://www.mlb.com/news/andrew-knizner-luis-ortiz-join-futures-game/c-285140620
  11. Joe Trezza (July 31, 2018). "Brewers deal for Schoop from O's". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  12. "Orioles' Luis Ortiz: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. March 10, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  13. Jon Meoli (October 30, 2019). "Orioles claim infielder Pat Valaika off waivers from Rockies; outright four pitchers to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  14. "Rangers' Luis Ortiz: Lands in Texas". CBSSports.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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