Joey Ortiz #3

Graduated from Pacifica (CA) High School...Attended New Mexico State University...Is a fan of the Green Bay Packers...Went hunting for the first time this past offseason (deer, coyote and hog) in Weatherford, Texas with his former New Mexico State teammate and current Pirates infielder Nick Gonzales.

2023

Entered the season as the eighth-best prospect in the Orioles organization according to Baseball America...Batted .321 with nine HR, 58 RBI and 11 SB in 88 games at Triple-A Norfolk...Tied for eighth in the International League in doubles (30)...Had three stints with Baltimore (4/27-4/29, 5/14-5/25 and 6/14-6/25)...Batted .212 (7-for-33) with 0 HR and four RBI in 15 games with Baltimore...Made 11 starts (6g at 2B, 3g at SS, 2g at 3B)...Made his Major League debut on 4/27 at Detroit in a start at second base and went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI and a sacrifice fly in a 7-4 win...his first career hit was a two-RBI single off Joey Wentz...Was traded to Milwaukee, along with LHP DL Hall and a 2024 Competitive Balance Round A selection, in exchange for RHP Corbin Burnes on 2/1/24...Enters the 2024 season as the seventh-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.

2022

Began the season with Double-A Bowie; promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on 8/29...Combined to slash .284/.349/.477 (153-for-539) with 35 doubles, six triples, 19 home runs, 91 runs scored, 85 RBI, 50 walks, six hit-by-pitches and eight stolen bases in 137 games between both levels; entered the year with five career homers...Led O's minor leaguers in hits while ranking among organizational leaders in RBI (second), extra-base hits (second, 60), total bases (second, 257), triples (T-second), doubles (third), home runs (T-third), batting average (fifth), runs (fifth), slugging (sixth), OPS (seventh, .826) and walks (10th)...Had a career-high 18-game hitting streak from 7/22-8/11, tied for the longest in the Eastern League in 2022; batted .438/.518/.795 (32-for-73) with nine doubles, one triple, five homers, 24 runs, 25 RBI and 12 walks during the stretch...Reached base in a career-high 26 straight games from 7/22-8/20; recorded a .475 on-base percentage in that time...Drove in a run in a career-best 10 straight games from 7/29-8/9; tallied 18 total RBI during that period...Named Eastern League Player of the Week for the period ending 7/31; slashed .519/.536/1.000 (14-for-27), with four doubles, three homers, nine runs and 11 RBI in six games during the week...Earned Orioles Minor League Player of the Month for July...At the time of his promotion to the Tides, ranked in the top 10 of the Eastern League in batting average (fifth, .269), doubles (fifth, 28), extra-base hits (T-eighth, 47), slugging (ninth, .455), hits (T-ninth, 117) and RBI (10th, 71)...Made his Triple-A debut on 8/30 vs. Lehigh Valley...Recorded a hit in his first seven games with the Tides while batting .414/.452/.655 (12-for-29) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, five runs scored, six RBI and three stolen bases during that stretch...After joining Norfolk, was among International League leaders in hits (T-fourth, 36), total bases (T-fourth, 59), runs (T-fourth, 22), and batting average (T-seventh, .346)...Registered a hit in 22 of 26 games after joining Norfolk, including six two-hit efforts and four three-hit games...Named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Added to the 40-man roster on 11/15.

2021

Batted .265 with 4 HR and 17 RBI in 35 games between Class-A Aberdeen (19g) and Double-A Bowie (16g)...Was placed on Bowie’s injured list in late June with a left shoulder injury and missed the remainder of the season...the injury occurred while swinging the bat in a game on 6/22 vs. New Hampshire...underwent surgery in July, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.