César Ortega (minors02)

César Arturo Ortega Materano

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• Born October 16, 2000 in Caracas Venezuela

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Biographical Information

César Ortega has played in the minors and for the Venezuelan national team.

He was 3 for 13 with four walks and four RBI in 13 games for the 2018 DSL Rangers 1, then hit .311/.436/.333 in 56 plate appearances for them in 2019. After the 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, he hit .263/.384/.374 with 30 runs and 16 steals (in 20 tries) in 52 games for the 2021 DSL Rangers 2, fielding .973 at first and .852 in left. In the 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup, he hit .176/.263/.176 as Venezuela's main left fielder. Back with Venezuela for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, he produced at a .222/.286/.333 clip with three runs and three RBI in seven games, handling 10 putouts in center.