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Dominican baseball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Leandro Ortiz (born January 27, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Luis Ortiz | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 48 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | January 27, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 13, 2022, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through August 8, 2024) | |
Win–loss record | 10–9 |
Earned run average | 4.11 |
Strikeouts | 144 |
Teams | |
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Ortiz was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic on October 2, 2018, for a $25,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut 2019 for the rookie–level Bristol Pirates, logging a 4.09 ERA across 11 starts.[2]
He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Ortiz spent the 2021 season with the Single–A Bradenton Marauders, making 22 appearances (19 starts) and recording a 3.09 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 87+1⁄3 innings of work.[4] By late 2021, his fastball had reached as high as 99 miles per hour (159 km/h).[5]
On July 15 and August 9, 2022, while pitching for the Double–A Altoona Curve, Ortiz threw two immaculate innings in a span of just 25 days, four fewer than the shortest known span between such innings by a Major League pitcher.[6] Ortiz made 26 total appearances (25 starts) split between Altoona and the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians in 2022. In a career–high 124+1⁄3 innings pitched, he accumulated a 5–9 record and 4.56 ERA with 138 strikeouts.[7]
Ortiz was promoted to the majors for the first time on September 11, 2022.[8] Pirates general manager Ben Cherington told the press that the club intended to use the remainder of the season to assess the quality of starting pitching in their organization.[9]
Ortiz was optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2023 season.[10] He was recalled to the Pirates on May 9.
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