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Rafael Ortega
Rafael Ortega
Cardenales de Lara • Outfielder
Age 34 • 6' 0" • 200 lb
Bats: L • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2012-09-30
Born: El Tigre • Venezuela
2024 Stats
G
14
AB
14
H
1
HR
0
RBI
1
R
4
SB
2
AVG
.071
OBP
.176
SLG
.071
OPS
.247
Career Stats
G
425
AB
1150
H
282
HR
22
RBI
110
R
140
SB
49
AVG
.245
OBP
.322
SLG
.349
OPS
.671
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2012 COL 2 6 4 2 — — 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
2016 LAA 66 202 185 43 1 16 8 .232 .283 .292 .575
2018 MIA 41 143 133 31 — 7 5 .233 .287 .271 .558
2019 ATL 34 96 88 18 2 10 3 .205 .271 .307 .578
2021 CHC 103 330 296 86 11 33 12 .291 .360 .463 .823
2022 CHC 118 371 316 76 7 35 12 .241 .331 .358 .689
2023 NYM 47 136 114 25 1 8 6 .219 .341 .272 .613
2024 CWS 14 17 14 1 — 1 2 .071 .176 .071 .247
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2013 COL 8763 ——— .500.571.8331.404
2014 STL 6661 ——— .167.167.333.500
2015 STL 1824244 261 .167.167.458.625
2016 LAA 25595016 —93 .320.379.480.859
2017 SD 1220204 ——— .200.200.250.450
2019 ATL 2139356 —12 .171.256.171.427
2020 ATL 1429267 ——2 .269.345.308.653
2021 CHC 23444112 1113 .293.341.537.878
2022 CHC 1237346 —21 .176.243.206.449
2023 NYY 1949386 372 .158.327.474.801
2024 CWS 2248367 153 .194.354.333.687
2025 NYM 3881 ——— .125.125.125.250
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2019 ATL 433— ——— .000.000.000.000
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2024-05-14 vs WSH 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2024-05-12 vs CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2024-05-11 vs CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-10 vs CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-09 vs CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-08 @ TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-07 @ TB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-05 @ STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-05-04 @ STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2024-04-30 vs MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-04-29 vs MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024-04-28 vs TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2024-04-27 vs TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2024-04-26 vs TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2024-11-19
New York Mets signed free agent CF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2024-05-17
Chicago White Sox sent LF Rafael Ortega outright to Charlotte Knights.
2024-05-15
Chicago White Sox designated LF Rafael Ortega for assignment.
2024-04-26
Chicago White Sox activated LF Rafael Ortega.
2024-04-26
Chicago White Sox activated LF Rafael Ortega.
2024-04-26
Chicago White Sox selected the contract of LF Rafael Ortega from Charlotte Knights.
2024-01-05
Chicago White Sox signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
2023-10-24
New York Mets sent LF Rafael Ortega outright to Syracuse Mets.
2023-08-01
New York Mets selected the contract of LF Rafael Ortega from Syracuse Mets.
2023-06-18
New York Mets signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
2023-03-31
Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
2023-03-28
New York Yankees released LF Rafael Ortega.
2022-12-24
New York Yankees signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
2022-11-18
LF Rafael Ortega elected free agency.
2022-11-10
Chicago Cubs activated LF Rafael Ortega from the 60-day injured list.
2022-09-14
Chicago Cubs placed LF Rafael Ortega on the 60-day injured list. Right ring finger fracture.
2021-05-26
Chicago Cubs selected the contract of LF Rafael Ortega, , and from Iowa Cubs.
2020-11-16
Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2020-11-16
Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2020-11-16
Chicago Cubs signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega.
2020-01-22
Atlanta Braves invited non-roster LF Rafael Ortega to spring training.
2019-12-04
Atlanta Braves signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
2019-12-02
LF Rafael Ortega elected free agency.
2019-08-13
Atlanta Braves selected the contract of LF Rafael Ortega from Gwinnett Stripers.
2018-11-18
Atlanta Braves signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2018-10-11
Miami Marlins sent LF Rafael Ortega outright to New Orleans Baby Cakes.
2018-08-10
Miami Marlins selected the contract of LF Rafael Ortega from New Orleans Baby Cakes.
2017-12-15
Miami Marlins signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2016-12-13
San Diego Padres signed free agent LF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2016-11-17
Los Angeles Angels sent LF Rafael Ortega outright to Salt Lake Bees.
2016-11-14
Los Angeles Angels designated LF Rafael Ortega for assignment.
2016-08-29
Los Angeles Angels recalled LF Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake Bees.
2016-06-11
Los Angeles Angels optioned LF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake Bees.
2016-05-17
Los Angeles Angels recalled Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake Bees.
2016-05-06
Los Angeles Angels optioned CF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake Bees.
2016-04-16
Los Angeles Angels recalled Rafael Ortega from Salt Lake Bees.
2016-04-02
Los Angeles Angels optioned CF Rafael Ortega to Salt Lake Bees.
2015-12-01
Los Angeles Angels signed free agent Rafael Ortega.
2015-02-04
St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster CF Rafael Ortega to spring training.
2014-09-10
St. Louis Cardinals sent CF Rafael Ortega outright to Memphis Redbirds.
2014-09-08
St. Louis Cardinals designated CF Rafael Ortega for assignment.
2014-03-10
St. Louis Cardinals optioned CF Rafael Ortega to Memphis Redbirds.
2014-01-06
St. Louis Cardinals claimed Rafael Ortega off waivers from Texas Rangers.
2013-12-30
Texas Rangers designated Rafael Ortega for assignment.
2013-11-27
Texas Rangers claimed CF Rafael Ortega off waivers from Colorado Rockies.
2013-09-30
Colorado Rockies recalled Rafael Ortega from Tulsa Drillers.
2013-03-11
Colorado Rockies optioned Rafael Ortega to Tulsa Drillers.
2012-09-30
Colorado Rockies selected the contract of Rafael Ortega from Modesto Nuts.
2008-01-30
Colorado Rockies signed free agent CF Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
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Season 2024
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 33 48.5% 57.6% 23.1% .000 33.3%
Cutter 10 14.7% 40.0% 0.0% .000 100.0%
Slider 7 10.3% 42.9% 66.7% .000 0.0%
Sinker 5 7.4% 60.0% 0.0% .000 66.7%
Sweeper 5 7.4% 20.0% 50.0% .000 100.0%
Curveball 4 5.9% 100.0% 33.3% .500 0.0%
Splitter 3 4.4% 33.3% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Changeup 1 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 68 100.0% 51.5% 29.6% .071 45.5%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 48 70.6% 54.2% 16.7% .000 57.1%
Breaking 16 23.5% 50.0% 50.0% .167 25.0%
Offspeed 4 5.9% 25.0% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Total 68 100.0% 51.5% 29.6% .071 45.5%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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