Luis Ortiz (pitcher)
Luis Francisco Ortiz (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles. Career. Ortiz attended Sanger High School in Sanger, California. He is of Mexican American descent. In November 2013, he committed to play college baseball at Fresno State University. Texas Rangers. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed on June 11 and reported to the AZL Rangers. After posting a 2.03 ERA in 13.1  innings, he was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads where he posted a 1.29 ERA in seven innings. He spent 2015 with Hickory, going 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 13 games started. He started 2016 with the High Desert Mavericks and was then later promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders. Milwaukee Brewers. On August 1, 2016, the Rangers traded Ortiz, Lewis Brinson, and Ryan Cordell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress. He was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers. In 22 games between High Desert, Frisco and Biloxi, Oritz posted a 6-8 record with a 3.08  ERA. Oritz returned to Biloxi in 2017, pitching to a 4-7 record and 4.01 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched. MLB.com ranked Ortiz as Milwaukee's fifth best prospect going into the 2018 season. He began the season with Biloxi. In July, he was selected to represent the Brewers in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game. Baltimore Orioles. On July 31, 2018, Ortiz, Jonathan Villar and Jean Carmona were traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jonathan Schoop. Ortiz had his contract selected on September 4, 2018. He pitched 2.1 major league innings in 2018. In 2019, he was  optioned to the Norfolk Tides to open the season. Ortiz was outrighted off the Orioles roster on October 30, 2019. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020. Texas Rangers (Second stint). On December 16, 2020, Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. Ortiz spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Round Rock Express. He made 28 appearances, going 2–2 with a 4.60 ERA and 44 strikeouts. He became a free agent following the season. San Francisco Giants. On February 2, 2022, Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Luis Ortiz