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Name	Team	Age
Junior Ortiz	Retired (1979, Age 39)	Died (2011, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1962)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	17 years (53 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	A-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	5/28/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1967	NL	All Star Reserve (C)
1972	NL	All Star Starter (C)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Junior Ortiz has retired from the Baltimore Righteous Bikers
1979-06-13	Junior Ortiz of the Baltimore Righteous Bikers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1979-03-07	The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have renamed Ramon Hernandez to Junior Ortiz.
1978-08-12	Ramon Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1978-04-10	Ramon Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1977-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Mike Piazza to Ramon Hernandez.
1975-06-30	Mike Piazza of the Baltimore Rocks is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1975-06-20	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brew Crew and the Baltimore Rocks. The Baltimore Rocks receive Andruw Jones, John Smoltz, Jeff Weaver, Mike Piazza from the Milwaukee Brew Crew in exchange for Lute Owens, Craig Kennedy, Geoff Crompton, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (BAL).
1962-04-01	The Milwaukee Brew Crew have promoted Mike Piazza to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brew Crew have designated Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez for assignment.
1962-04-01	The Milwaukee Brew Crew have renamed Guy Brito to Mike Piazza.