Junior Ortiz Notable

b. October 24, 1959 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1982–1983, 1985–1989, New York Mets 1983–1984, Minnesota Twins 1990–1991, Cleveland Indians 1992–1993, Texas Rangers 1994

Junior Ortiz played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1982 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1994.

Across 749 games he batted .256, with 484 hits and 142 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 71 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 702 games behind the plate, with 2,934 putouts and 45 errors. He turned 40 double plays.

He was born in Humacao, P.R. on October 24, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1982	PIT	7	15	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	.200
1983	NYM/PIT	73	193	11	48	5	0	0	12	4	34	1	.249
1984	NYM	40	91	6	18	3	0	0	11	5	15	1	.198
1985	PIT	23	72	4	21	2	0	1	5	3	17	1	.292
1986	PIT	49	110	11	37	6	0	0	14	9	13	0	.336
1987	PIT	75	192	16	52	8	1	1	22	15	23	0	.271
1988	PIT	49	118	8	33	6	0	2	18	9	9	1	.280
1989	PIT	91	230	16	50	6	1	1	22	20	20	2	.217
1990	MIN	71	170	18	57	7	1	0	18	12	16	0	.335
1991	MIN	61	134	9	28	5	1	0	11	15	12	0	.209
1992	CLE	86	244	20	61	7	0	0	24	12	23	1	.250
1993	CLE	95	249	19	55	13	0	0	20	11	26	1	.221
1994	TEX	29	76	3	21	2	0	0	9	5	11	0	.276
Career	—	749	1894	142	484	71	4	5	186	121	222	8	.256

On this day & linked events

1959

Born October 24, 1959

Humacao, , P.R.

1982

Major-league debut: Junior Ortiz

Junior Ortiz made a major-league debut on September 20, 1982.

1994

Final major-league game: Junior Ortiz

Junior Ortiz played a final major-league game on August 8, 1994.

Image: New York Mets, public domain