Danny Ortiz
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Position:
OF
Born:
01/05/90
Height:
5'11"
Weight:
185
B/T:
L/L
Acquired:
Signed as a minor league free agent Nov. 20, 2015 (PIT). Originally drafted in the fourth round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft (MIN).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 2016 Season Stats: Hit .236 with 17 home runs, 57 RBIs, 19 doubles and six stolen bases in 130 games at Indianapolis (Triple-A) with a .415 SLG. In 2017 at Indianapolis, he was hitting .217 with three RBIs and two stolen bases in 17 games. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Indianapolis April 29 when 3B David Freese went on the 10-day DL. MLB Debut Date: 04/29/17 |
Debut Details
| April 29, in a 4-0 win over the Marlins. A late defensive replacement in right field, he did not bat. He came into the game in the bottom of the seventh inning when right fielder John Jaso shifted to first place, and replaced starting first baseman Josh Bell in the lineup in the eighth spot. On defense, he made the third out of the eighth inning on a fly ball hit by Adeiny Hechavarria. |
Player Notes
| One of the Pirates' last cuts out of spring training where he was a non-roster invitee, Ortiz became the third Pirates player to make his debut in the space of a few days, joining Ngoepe and Neverauskas on the internationally diverse squad. Originally drafted out of Benjamin Harrison High School in Cayey, Puerto Rico, in 2008 by the Twins, he has gotten a lot of extra at-bats in as a staple in the competitive Puerto Rican winter league. In 2016, he led the organization with 17 home runs at Indianapolis after hitting .248 with 17 home runs, 78 RBIs and 31 doubles in his first full Triple-A season at Rochester in 2015. Despite his size, his quick bat has allowed him to connect for a double-digit tally in home runs for five seasons in a row coming into 2017. |