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Fred Ortiz Catcher
Retired (1995, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .737 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2083 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 02-04-1954
HR 240 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1973)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(86 games)
RBI 1129
SB 57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed C- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B D+ (26.9%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1973 Minors 19 62.00 3 / 5 8 / 10 12 / 13 7 / 9 9 / 9 8 / 8 6 / 8 53 / 62
1974 Minors 20 58.00 3 / 4 4 / 6 5 / 8 3 / 4 12 / 12 6 / 9 10 / 15 43 / 58
1975 Minors 21 50.00 7 / 11 4 / 8 6 / 8 6 / 8 7 / 7 2 / 4 3 / 4 35 / 50
1975 Majors 21 2.22 7 5 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1976 Majors 22 54.55 162 107 0 2 / 8 3 / 6 6 / 10 2 / 6 2 / 5 3 / 9 3 / 10 21 / 54
1977 Majors 23 54.13 162 121 0 0 / 7 2 / 7 3 / 7 4 / 10 5 / 7 2 / 8 1 / 8 17 / 54
1978 Majors 24 58.60 162 135 0 2 / 9 2 / 10 3 / 10 3 / 7 7 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 7 20 / 58
1979 Majors 25 59.55 162 135 0 3 / 6 3 / 12 6 / 12 2 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 7 18 / 59
1980 Majors 26 64.79 162 135 0 3 / 13 3 / 9 4 / 11 0 / 6 4 / 9 1 / 7 3 / 9 18 / 64
1981 Majors 27 67.93 162 135 0 3 / 13 3 / 9 2 / 6 1 / 11 3 / 7 1 / 9 2 / 12 15 / 67
1982 Majors 28 61.25 162 135 0 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 6 2 / 61
1983 Majors 29 52.38 134 102 28 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 5 3 / 52
1984 Majors 30 57.86 150 117 12 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 16 1 / 57
1985 Majors 31 54.96 143 120 19 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 8 1 / 54
1986 Majors 32 61.74 162 135 0 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 11 3 / 61
1987 Majors 33 61.53 162 135 0 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 61
1988 Majors 34 61.24 162 135 0 0 / 11 -5 / 6 -2 / 13 -7 / 7 -4 / 9 -1 / 9 -1 / 6 -20 / 61
1989 Majors 35 58.86 154 123 8 -3 / 8 -5 / 5 -2 / 12 -5 / 6 -8 / 7 0 / 14 -4 / 6 -27 / 58
1990 Majors 36 61.08 162 130 0 -2 / 8 -3 / 4 -1 / 9 -1 / 12 -10 / 8 -1 / 13 -3 / 7 -21 / 61
1991 Majors 37 40.19 162 55 0 -2 / 8 -7 / 7 -2 / 3 -1 / 3 0 / 8 -1 / 4 -4 / 7 -17 / 40
1992 Majors 38 53.82 148 97 14 0 / 5 -1 / 6 -1 / 10 -6 / 8 -5 / 7 0 / 7 -3 / 10 -16 / 53
1993 Majors 39 48.63 162 83 0 -2 / 8 -7 / 8 -2 / 4 -3 / 4 -1 / 11 -3 / 6 -3 / 7 -21 / 48
1994 Majors 40 44.35 162 56 0 -3 / 5 -6 / 8 -3 / 8 -3 / 3 -4 / 9 -3 / 7 -4 / 4 -26 / 44
1995 Minors 41 9.00 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 9
1995 Majors 41 7.41 54 9 0 -3 / 2 -7 / 1 -4 / 2 -6 / 2 -3 / 0 -1 / 0 -1 / 0 -25 / 7
Total 3058 2205 81 11 / 180 -6 / 177 30 / 195 -3 / 153 20 / 186 16 / 182 10 / 182 78 / 1255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Fred Ortiz has retired from the Arizona MudSharks
1995-09-10The Arizona MudSharks have re-claimed Fred Ortiz from the waiver wire.
1995-09-10The Arizona MudSharks have designated Fred Ortiz for assignment.
1995-08-26The Arizona MudSharks have promoted Fred Ortiz to the major league team.
1995-08-26The Arizona MudSharks have acquired Fred Ortiz from the waiver wire.
1995-08-16The Chicago 1969ers have waived Fred Ortiz.
1995-05-09The Chicago 1969ers have acquired Fred Ortiz from the waiver wire.
1995-04-25The New York Rotties have promoted Tom Bennett to the major league team. The New York Rotties have waived Fred Ortiz.
1992-05-20Fred Ortiz of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1989-09-07Fred Ortiz of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1985-07-13Fred Ortiz of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1984-08-15Fred Ortiz of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-04-19Fred Ortiz of the New York Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-09-24The New York Rotties have promoted Fred Ortiz to the major league team. The New York Rotties have sent Russ Stephenson to the minors.
1973-04-08The New York Rotties have renamed Fred Cornett to Fred Ortiz.