:Ronnie Ortegon
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Ronnie Lee Ortegon (born March 31, 1966) is a professional baseball player, coach, and manager.
Career
Ortegon starred at Plainview High School in Plainview, Texas,{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=PDHB&d_place=PDHB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=107FE8371D82FF82&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=1999-06-13 |accessdate=2013-09-09}} before playing minor league baseball in the California Angels organization. He is a former head baseball coach for Forney High School.{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED81ED8826458CE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=2001-06-04 |accessdate=2013-09-09}} He coached in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system for 3 years as the manager for the Batavia Muckdogs (2002), and hitting coach for the Reading Phillies (2003) and the Gulf Coast League Phillies (2004). The Cincinnati Reds hired Ortegon as their assistant hitting coach after the 2012 season.{{cite web|author=12/14/12 at 2:54pm by John Fay Comments |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2012/12/14/reds-add-assistant-hitting-coach/ |title=Reds add assistant hitting coach | Cincinnati Reds |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=2012-12-14 |accessdate=2013-09-09}} After the 2013 season, Ortegon joined the Atlanta Braves as their minor league hitting instructor.{{Cite web|url=http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/64209538/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224181225/http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/64209538/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2015|title = Braves tab ex-Phils pitching coach for Minors role}}
On January 19, 2017, Ortegon was announced as the hitting coach for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-213803886|title=Allenson to lead Fisher Cats in 2017|work=Minor League Baseball|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 19, 2017}}
References
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External links
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Category:Cincinnati Reds coaches
Category:Minor league baseball managers
Category:Palm Springs Angels players
Category:Baseball players from Travis County, Texas
Category:Quad Cities Angels players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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