Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Luis Ortiz was born September 22, 1995, in Sanger, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After being ranked the #4 prospect in the Rangers system by Baseball America, Ortiz started 2016 with the High Desert Mavericks going 3-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 27.2 innings in seven games (six starts). He was then promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders, where he was 1-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 9 games (8 starts).

After being ranked the #3 prospect in the Brewers system by Baseball America, Oritz returned to Biloxi in 2017. He pitched to a 4-7 record and 4.01 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched in 22 games (20 starts).

MLB.com ranked Ortiz as Milwaukee's fifth-best prospect going into the 2018 season, and Baseball America ranked him its #4 prospect. He began the season with Biloxi. In July, he represented the Brewers in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.

On February 2, 2022, Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Pitching for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in 2022, he was 4-3 with two saves and a 4.54 ERA in 35 games (four starts), as in 67.1 innings he had 13 walks and 72 strikeouts. In 2022 with the Giants, he was 0-0 with a 1.04 ERA in 8.2 innings.

On November 9, 2022, Ortiz was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Ortiz was optioned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2023 season.