Joey Ortiz

Joseph Anthony Ortiz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 190 lb.
• School New Mexico State University
• High School Pacifica High School (Garden Grove)
• Debut April 27, 2023

• Born July 14, 1998 in Garden Grove, CA USA

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Biographical information

Infielder Joey Ortiz put himself in pretty exclusive company when he drove in three runs in his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles against the Detroit Tigers in a 7-4 win on April 27, 2023. Starting at second base, he joined OF Don Baylor, who had accomplished the feat in his debut in 1970 as the only other player to do so since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954; four players had managed to do so when they were still the St. Louis Browns. Baylor had gone on to drive over 1,200 runs for his career. One of a number of promising young infielders in the Orioles' system that season, he only played 15 games in the bigs, hitting .212 with no homers and 4 RBIs. With the AAA Norfolk Tides, he hit .321 in 88 games, with 30 doubles, 9 homers, 66 runs and 58 RBIs.

Ortiz was selected by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 2019 amateur draft, out of New Mexico State University, where he was a teammate of Kyle Bradish, who would also be his teammate with the Orioles.

On February 1, 2024, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers alongside P DL Hall and a Compensation Round A pick in the 2024 amateur draft (the #34 overall), in return for ace pitcher Corbin Burnes.

Further Reading

• Steve Kornacki: "Ortiz in 'pretty good company' after three-RBI debut: Second baseman is first Orioles player to accomplish the feat since Don Baylor in 1970", mlb.com, April 28, 2023. [1]
• Adam McCalvy: "For 'now' and 'future,' Crew acquires Hall and Ortiz for Burnes", mlb.com, February 2, 2024. [2]

Related Sites

• Joey Ortiz on mlb.com
• New Mexico State bio