Irving Ortega

Irving René Ortega Taveras

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 165 lb.

• Born October 30, 1996 in Santo Domingo D.R.

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Biographical Information

Irving Ortega has played in the minors and for the Dominican national team.

He was signed by Baltimore Orioles scouts Fred Ferreira, Enrique Constante and Ozzie Durand. He split 2015 between the DSL Orioles 1 (.280/.370/.380 in 54 G) and GCL Orioles (0 for 3, 3 BB). He fielded .948 at short. In 2016, he was with the GCL Orioles (.269/.333/.336 in 40 G) and Aberdeen Ironbirds (6 for 29, 3 BB, 2B). He improved his fielding to .959, but it fell to .910 in 2017, which he spent 2017 between Aberdeen (.216/.298/.324 in 35 G) and the Delmarva Shorebirds (.167/.224/.185 in 17 G).

In 2018, he was with Aberdeen (5 for 18, 3B, 2 BB) and the GCL Orioles (.247/.333/.259 in 23 G). The next summer, he was with Aberdeen yet again (.205/.311/.269 in 28 G) and the Frederick Keys (5 for 20, 2B, BB). He had batted .242/.326/.312 as a pro, fielding .946 at short and seeing a little action at third and second.

He then played for the Dominicans in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. He debuted as a pinch-runner for Carlos Paulino and came around to score. His first at-bat was a single off Venezuela's Sonny Vargas. He pinch-ran in three of his six games, going 1-for-4 with two runs, and handling six chances error-free between second and third. During the 2023 Pan American Games, he was a utility man, going 1-for-4 with a run and a RBI; his hit came off Mexican hurler Samuel Zazueta. From the 2023 Pan American Games </ref>