Joe Ortiz

{{for|the current infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization|Joey Ortiz}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Joseph Ortiz

|image = File:Joseph Ortiz with the Texas Rangers in 2013 spring training.jpg

|image_size = 250

|caption = Ortiz with the Texas Rangers in 2013 spring training

|team =

|position = Pitcher

|bats = Left

|throws = Left

|birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|13}}

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = March 31

|debutyear = 2013

|debutteam = Texas Rangers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = September 20

|finalyear = 2013

|finalteam = Texas Rangers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 2–2

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.23

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 27

|teams =

Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2013}})

}}

Joseph Ortiz Blanco (born August 13, 1990) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season in 2013 with the Texas Rangers.

Career

=Texas Rangers=

On August 28, 2006, Ortiz signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent.{{Cite web |title=Joe Ortiz Trades and Transactions |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=ortizjo02 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Baseball Almanac}} He made his professional debut in 2007 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers. In 2008, Ortiz split the season between the Arizona League Rangers and the Single-A Clinton LumberKings, posting a 1.91 ERA in 24 games. He split the 2009 season between the Low-A Spokane Indians and the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, pitching to a cumulative 3.38 ERA with 44 strikeouts in {{fraction|42|2|3}} innings of work. The following season, Ortiz split the year between Hickory and the High-A Bakersfield Blaze, where he recorded a 4-1 record and 1.62 ERA in 28 appearances. For the 2011 season, Ortiz played with the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, logging a 5-5 record and 2.15 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched. In 2012, Ortiz split the year between the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and the Triple-A Round Rock Express, accumulating a 2-3 record and 2.15 ERA in 51 appearances between the two teams.{{Cite web |title=Joe Ortiz Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ortiz-011jos |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Ortiz made the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster in 2013.{{Cite web |last=Horn |first=Barry |date=2013-03-28 |title=Texas Rangers add relief pitcher Joe Ortiz to opening day roster |url=http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/texas-rangers-add-relief-pitcher-joe-ortiz-to-opening-day-roster.html/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915212702/http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/texas-rangers-add-relief-pitcher-joe-ortiz-to-opening-day-roster.html/ |archive-date=2015-09-15 |access-date= |website=Dallas Morning News}} He made his MLB debut on March 31, 2013, pitching 1 inning against the Houston Astros, striking out 2 and allowing 1 earned run. He split the 2013 season between Round Rock and Texas, recording a 2-2 record and 4.23 ERA in 32 big league games. Ortiz did not appear in a big league game in 2014, spending most of the season on the disabled list or with Frisco and the AZL Rangers.{{Cite web |title=Joe Ortiz Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/joe-ortiz-517451 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

=Chicago Cubs=

On October 6, 2014, Ortiz was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs.{{cite news|title=Rangers outright 6 players to Triple-A Round Rock|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=11655171|access-date=October 7, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=October 6, 2014}} He was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs to begin the 2015 season. Ortiz was released by the Cubs organization on August 14, 2015, after registering a 5.24 ERA in 38 games with Iowa.{{Cite web |date=2015-08-14 |title=LHP Zac Rosscup Optioned, LHP Joe Ortiz Released |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/lhp-zac-rosscup-optioned-lhp-joe-ortiz-released/n-5032566 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=OurSportsCentral}}

=Joliet Slammers=

On February 20, 2017, Ortiz signed with the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. Ortiz pitched to a 4-3 record and 5.19 ERA in 19 games with Joliet before he was released by the team on August 12.{{Cite web |title=2017 Transactions Worksheet |url=https://frontierleague.com/information/Transactions/worksheet-2017-web-format-transactions.pdf |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Frontier League |language=en}}