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Joe Ortiz

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Born
1990 (35 years old)
Caracas, Venezuela

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Pitcher

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Retired

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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Joseph Ortiz Blanco (born August 13, 1990) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season in 2013 with the Texas Rangers.

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Texas Rangers
On August 28, 2006, Ortiz signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent. He made his professional debut in 2007 with the Dominican Summer League Rangers. In 2008, Ortiz split the season between the Arizona League Rangers and the Single-A Clinton LumberKings, posting a 1.91 ERA in 24 games. He split the 2009 season between the Low-A Spokane Indians and the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, pitching to a cumulative 3.38 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 42+2⁄3 innings of work. The following season, Ortiz split the year between Hickory and the High-A Bakersfield Blaze, where he recorded a 4-1 record and 1.62 ERA in 28 appearances. For the 2011 season, Ortiz played with the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, logging a 5-5 record and 2.15 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 67 innings pitched. In 2012, Ortiz split the year between the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and the Triple-A Round Rock Express, accumulating a 2-3 record and 2.15 ERA in 51 appearances between the two teams.

Ortiz made the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster in 2013. He made his MLB debut on March 31, 2013, pitching 1 inning against the Houston Astros, striking out 2 and allowing 1 earned run. He split the 2013 season between Round Rock and Texas, recording a 2-2 record and 4.23 ERA in 32 big league games. Ortiz did not appear in a big league game in 2014, spending most of the season on the disabled list or with Frisco and the AZL Rangers.




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	SO/BB	MLB	2013	2.70
	SO9	MLB	2013	5.4
	BB9	MLB	2013	2.0
	HR9	MLB	2013	1.0
	H9	MLB	2013	9.3
	WHIP	MLB	2013	1.254
	Fielding Independent Pitching	MLB	2013	3.97
	ERA+	MLB	2013	98
	Batters Faced	MLB	2013	187
	Wild Pitches	MLB	2013	0
	Balks	MLB	2013	0
	Home Runs Allowed	MLB	2013	5
	Earned Runs Allowed	MLB	2013	21
	Runs Allowed	MLB	2013	26
	Hits Allowed	MLB	2013	46
	Innings Pitched	MLB	2013	44.2
	Saves	MLB	2013	0
	Shutouts	MLB	2013	0
	Complete Games	MLB	2013	0
	Games Finished	MLB	2013	10
	Games Started	MLB	2013	0
	Games Pitched	MLB	2013	32
	ERA	MLB	2013	4.23
	Win-Loss Percentage	MLB	2013	.500
	Loss	MLB	2013	2
	Wins	MLB	2013	2
	Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers	MLB	2013	-0.3
	Positions Played	MLB	2013	1
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2013	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2013	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2013	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2013	0
	GIDP	MLB	2013	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2013	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2013	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2013	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2013	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2013	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2013	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2013	0
	Triples	MLB	2013	0
	Doubles	MLB	2013	0
	Hits	MLB	2013	0
	Runs Scored	MLB	2013	0
	At Bats	MLB	2013	0
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2013	0
	Games Played	MLB	2013	4
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2013	0.0

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