J.D. Ortiz

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Kerman, Calif.
High School:
Buchanan
Prev School:
Fresno City College
Major:
Exercise Science

2022 (JUNIOR)

Played in 23 games; started 8 ... Batted .198 with 2 HR and 9 RBIs ... His 9 RBIs came on 7 hits ... Drove in season-high 3 runs with 3-run HR at Little Rock (Mar. 5) ... Used mostly as a PH (1 for 8) ... Was 6 for 13 when he lead off an inning (.462).

FRESNO CITY COLLEGE (2020-2021)

2021: Pre-season All-California Community College Athletic Association ... Played in 20 of team's 28 games ... BA: .263 ... OBP: .349 ... HR: 1 ... RBI: 8 ... 2020: Played in all 20 of team's games ... BA: .352 ... OBP: .472 ... HR: 4 ... RBI: 17.

HIGH SCHOOL

2019 (Senior): BA: .304 ... OBP: .525.

PERSONAL

Born June 13, 2001 in Fresno, Ca. ... Full name is Joseph Daniel Ortiz-Acosta ... Parents are Jose and Annie Ortiz ... Has 4 siblings ... Says "we are a Dominican family" ... Says he and his family moved back to the US his sophomore year of high school so he could go to college ... Father, Jose, played MLB for Oakland and Colorado between 2000 and 2002 ... Jose hit .243 in 136 career games and hit 14 career home runs ... Jose also played Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan from 2003-13.