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Don Newcombe League
4-21-2161
Kid Ortiz Left Field
Retired (2000, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .802 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1437 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 11-18-1962
HR 224 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(46 games)
RBI 847
SB 150
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B D+ (25.6%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF B+ (74.4%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (96.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1986 NYA
43
130
23
34
3
2
7
25
13
 18 1 0
6
 1 1
.810
.333
.477
.215
.262
1987 NYA
117
353
42
89
13
4
11
51
31
 65 1 2
17
 1 5
.718
.313
.405
.153
.252
1988 NYA
135
498
64
112
13
5
22
72
42
 103 3 4
21
 3 1
.691
.287
.404
.179
.225
1989 NYA
124
436
64
125
20
6
21
91
37
 94 1 5
13
 3 4
.845
.340
.505
.218
.287
1990 TEX
120
406
63
111
15
4
16
51
30
 75 0 1
12
 3 4
.771
.323
.448
.175
.273
1991 TEX
127
389
63
104
24
4
13
69
39
 86 1 1
10
 6 2
.785
.335
.450
.183
.267
1992 TEX
119
403
59
116
20
2
25
79
30
 80 2 1
5
 4 2
.873
.339
.533
.246
.288
1993 TEX
141
491
86
159
34
6
21
65
34
 114 2 3
10
 2 0
.914
.368
.546
.222
.324
1994 TEX-NYN
110
314
54
99
17
2
18
54
32
 64 1 1
9
 3 2
.933
.379
.554
.239
.315
1995 NYN
123
267
37
73
9
4
9
40
18
 52 1 2
10
 2 3
.758
.319
.438
.165
.273
1996 NYN
134
446
79
124
16
9
20
73
29
 108 2 5
13
 4 2
.810
.322
.489
.211
.278
1997 NYN
133
473
77
138
23
5
21
92
47
 104 2 2
9
 1 1
.852
.357
.495
.203
.292
1998 NYN
79
202
28
50
5
2
7
34
17
 43 0 1
3
 0 2
.701
.305
.396
.149
.248
1999 NYN-OAK
96
271
33
72
8
3
9
30
15
 58 2 2
6
 3 4
.724
.307
.417
.151
.266
2000 OAK-NYN
36
128
13
31
9
0
4
21
11
 30 0 2
6
 1 3
.704
.298
.406
.164
.242
Total
1637
5207
785
1437
229
58
224
847
425
 1094 19 32
150
 37 36
.802
.331
.471
.195
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2000-11-01Kid Ortiz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2000-10-23The New York Red Foxx have waived Kid Ortiz.
2000-10-03The New York Red Foxx have designated Kid Ortiz for assignment. The New York Red Foxx have designated Buzz Miller for assignment.
2000-09-26The New York Red Foxx have promoted Kid Ortiz to the major league team. The New York Red Foxx have sent Lou Wakefield to the minors.
2000-09-26The New York Red Foxx have acquired Kid Ortiz from the waiver wire.
2000-09-02The Oakland Aces have waived Ken Sanford. The Oakland Aces have waived Kid Ortiz. The Oakland Aces have waived Herman Klink.
2000-08-16The Oakland Aces have promoted Kid Ortiz to the major league team.
2000-08-16The Oakland Aces have acquired Kid Ortiz from the waiver wire.
2000-07-07The Oakland Aces have waived Kid Ortiz.
2000-06-28The Oakland Aces have designated Kid Ortiz for assignment.
2000-05-05The Oakland Aces have promoted Jay Cepeda to the major league team. The Oakland Aces have promoted Kid Ortiz to the major league team.
2000-05-05The Oakland Aces have acquired Kid Ortiz from the waiver wire.
2000-04-08The Milwaukee Tortfeasors have waived Kid Ortiz.
2000-04-08The Milwaukee Tortfeasors have acquired Kid Ortiz from the waiver wire.
2000-04-01The Oakland Aces have waived Dan Swann. The Oakland Aces have waived Terry Chase. The Oakland Aces have waived Red LePine. The Oakland Aces have waived Kid Ortiz.
2000-03-25The Oakland Aces have promoted Jack Barrios to the major league team. The Oakland Aces have promoted Greg Clarke to the major league team. The Oakland Aces have designated Kid Ortiz for assignment. The Oakland Aces have designated Dan Swann for assignment.
1999-08-31Kid Ortiz of the Oakland Aces is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1999-05-22Kid Ortiz of the Oakland Aces is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1999-04-25A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Oakland Aces. The Oakland Aces receive Kid Ortiz, Alex Slagle, Draft Pick 2000 Round 2 NYN (Ty Estock), Draft Pick 2000 Round 2 OAK (Eric Klepfer) from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Ron Cole, Moose Metzig.
1997-09-27Kid Ortiz of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1995-07-06Kid Ortiz of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1994-07-10Kid Ortiz of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1994-06-02Kid Ortiz of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1994-05-12A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Texas Strangers. The Texas Strangers receive Josh Lyons, Billy "Wild" West, Draft Pick 1995 Round 2 PIT (Dennys Keen) from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Kid Ortiz.
1993-08-16Kid Ortiz of the Texas Strangers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1992-09-28Kid Ortiz of the Texas Strangers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1992-06-08Kid Ortiz of the Texas Strangers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1992-04-01Kid Ortiz of the Texas Strangers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1990-03-26The Texas Strangers have drafted Kid Ortiz #23 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1989-06-21Kid Ortiz of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1987-04-14Kid Ortiz of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1986-09-21Kid Ortiz of the New York Pride is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1986-07-27The New York Pride have promoted Kid Ortiz to the major league team. The New York Pride have sent Manny "War" Moeller to the minors.