Hector Ortiz
[edit] Biography
Hector Ortiz (Hector (Montanez) Ortiz) was born on October 14, 1969 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals. In 2001, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Ortiz played for the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 26
| 88
| 15
| 34
| 0
| 5
| .386
| .443
| .455
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 56
| 154
| 12
| 38
| 0
| 11
| .247
| .293
| .299
| 6
| 1
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .214
| .267
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 93
| 260
| 29
| 75
| 1
| 18
| .288
| .339
| .358
| 13
| 1
| 18
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| C
| 26
| 26
| 223
| 130
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 7
| 1
| .993
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| C
| 55
| 46
| 410
| 280
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 17
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| C
| 7
| 4
| 38
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 91
| 77
| 683
| 436
| 46
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 44
| 24
| 1
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 35th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 14, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1994).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 22, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 29, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 18, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 30, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 22, 2001).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 20, 2001).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to Texas Rangers (April 26, 2002).
- Released by Texas Rangers (July 12, 2002).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (July 15, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 18, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 13, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (February 18, 2005).
- Released by Washington Nationals (August 11, 2005).
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