Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jhailyn Ortiz was born November 18, 1998, in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Ortiz was considered one of the top international free agents in the 2015 class. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for $4.2 million in July of that year.

Ortiz made his professional debut in 2016 with the Gulf Coast Phillies and batted .231 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 47 games. He played in 2017 with the Williamsport Crosscutters, where he greatly improved off of his debut season, posting a .302 batting average, eight home runs and 30 RBIs along with a .401 OBP and a .961 OPS in the same number of games as 2016. In 2018 with Lakewood he batted .225/.297/.375 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs.