Ramon Diogenes (Ortiz) Ortiz

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 23, 1973 in Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez, Dominican Republic
High School: 8th Intermedian (Cotui, DO)
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1999 (Age 26)   vs. CHW 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Angels/Nationals/Reds/Twins/Cubs/... 1999-2013
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 8.115, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Pat Roache [*]
Relatives: Cousin of Pedro Liriano
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• 5/9 FFLockerRoom: Toronto Blue Jays Purchase Ramon Ortiz, Other News: The Toronto Blue Jays have been very busy Thursday. They have purchased the contracts of right-handed pitcher Ramon Ortiz and...
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• 2/26 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 5: It was an utterly ugly afternoon in Dunedin, Florida, as the Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third straight game of the spring...
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• 12/28 Lasorda's Lair: Mr. Fixit: Ned Colletti: In Richard Scarry’s Busytown storybooks, Mr. Fixit is a fox repairman who boasts that he can fix anything, but does not...
• 12/21 Jays Journal: Langerhans and Ortiz Get Minor League Deals: One would have to assume that at some point, the Blue Jays front office is going to take a moment and relax, kicking back for...
• 12/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Two sign: The Toronto Blue Jays signed free-agent RP Ramon Ortiz (Yankees) and OF Ryan Langerhans (Angels) to minor league deals with invites...[+] to spring training Tuesday, Dec. 18. Both players are expected to start the year with Triple-A Buffalo.
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Charlie Shirek, Blue Jays: The latest minor moves from around MLB... The White Sox announced that they have requested unconditional release waivers...

• 9/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Looking back at the 2012 Empire State Yankees:   The story of the 2012 Empire State Yankees was interesting right from the start. Much like the Trenton Thunder,...
• 9/10 Yankees Fans Unite: MiL Week in Review: Playoff Edition: This week marked the beginning of the playoffs for both the SWB traveling circus and the Trenton Thunder. Scranton took on the...
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• 8/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We See You Too, Hanley: Ramirez Leads the Way With Two Homers: In 499 plate appearances spread over 137 games this season, the two primary Dodgers on the left side of the infield – Dee...
• 8/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Minor League Report – August 17, 2012: The New York Yankees’ top three affiliates are all in first place as the season begins to wind down. Let’s see how...
• 8/12 Puckett's Pond: : The Twins need to bring in at least two competent veteran starting pitchers if they plan to contend in 2013. We arrived at this...
• 8/4 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds – Game 106: Busy day yesterday on here.  If you missed the Podcast check it out. A new post in the Barajas Bombs series is up. And of course,...

• 7/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Minor League Review: June: June brought plenty of drama for the Yankees' minor league affiliates.  Charleston and Tampa both had their All-Star...

• 6/27 Obstructed View: Randy Wells Designated for Assignment: Following his second straight outing with four walks in less than four innings, Randy Wells was designated for assignment by the...
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• 6/6 FanSided: Yankees Minor League Report & Draft Update: June 6, 2012: Each Wednesday, we'll provide a predominately notebook style review of what's happening in the Yankees minor league system. This...

• 5/30 FanSided: Yankees Minor League Report: May 30, 2012: It's time to review what's happened within the Yankees minor league system since last Wednesday. There has been some fluctuation...
• 5/30 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: May 30: Top stories MiLB honors Player of the Week recipients: Every Monday, or Tuesday in this case because of the holiday weekend, Minor...
• 5/28 High Heat Stats: Sunday summary: Rays 4, @Red Sox 3: Back at ya, BoSox — The day after Salty‘s come-from-behind 2-run walk-off that broke up Fernando...
• 5/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Charleston’s Bryan Mitchell shines w/ 10K’s in win, Tampa & Empire Yanks win as well: Empire State Yankees W 4-1 PTF Romine (DL) Colin Curtis – 1R, 3H (Double), .194 Steve Pearce – 1R, 1H, 1RBI, 1BB,...
• 5/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Tampa wins 2-0 behind Ramirez 10 K’s: Empire State Yankees L 3-0 PTF Romine (DL) Kevin Russo – 2H, 2BB, 1K, .325 Raymond Kruml – 2H, 2K, .195 Pitching PTF...

• 4/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Charleston streak comes to an end: Empire State Yankees L 6-4 PTF Romine (DL) Colin Curtis – 1Rbi, 1BB, 1K, .214 Francisco Cervelli – 1H, .179 Dewayne...
• 4/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Minor Night Cap: Charleston wins again: Empire State Yankees W 6-4 PTF Romine (DL) Steve Pearce – 2R, 3H (2 Doubles), 1RBI, .345 Jack Cust – 1R, 2H (Triple),...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Ramon Ortiz sent to Class AAAThe New York Yankees assigned P Ramon Ortiz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, April 10....[+] The New York Yankees assigned P Ramon Ortiz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, April 10.
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/1/12 - 4/7/12: It's time for a look back at the week that was, including a pair of monster contract extensions.. Joey Votto and...
• 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: A recap of how the Yankees finalized their roster: Things looked pretty set for the Yankees last week, but then Michael Pineda and Cesar Cabral got hurt and things changed a...
• 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Ramon Ortiz to fill AAA rotation: With David Phelps landing a job as the longman out of the Yankees bullpen, they need somebody to fill his rotation spot in...
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• 4/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES SIGNED RAMON ORTIZ: I'm not sure why the Yankees signed 39 year old Ramon Ortiz, I'm not going to lie. I have never once looked at Ortiz and said...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Sign Ramon Ortiz: The Yankees signed right-hander Ramon Ortiz, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. It's a minor league deal, Marc Carig of the...

• 3/19 22gigantes.com: Padres 5, Giants 1: Yasmani Grandal roped an RBI double and scored on a line drive single by Matt Clark and the San Diego Padres scored five runs...
• 3/18 22gigantes.com: Giants host Padres today: Despite wet conditions in the Valley of the Sun, the San Francisco Giants (11-4-3) will face a San Diego Padres (8-8) split squad...
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• 4/25 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Is there any help on the way for the Cubs' beleaguered starting rotation?: Let's face it, the Cubs starters have been terrible, posting a combined 6.03 ERA in 21 starts so far.  It hasn't helped that...
• 4/20 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Pitchers whose first PA of a game came before their first pitch: B-R reader Blake had an interesting question this morning: "You folks are great at acquiring information like this, so I would...
• 4/13 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : James Russell knocked around; Cubs sign Doug Davis: OK, maybe the stories aren't entirely related, but its obvious the Cubs have some concerns about their pitching depth. If they...
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Close To Signing Doug Davis: The Cubs are close to signing free agent lefty Doug Davis to a minor league deal, MLBTR has learned.  The contract will include...
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• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Ramon Ortiz: The Cubs have signed Ramon Ortiz to a minor league contract according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. The right-hander will report...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Ramon Ortiz signed: The Chicago Cubs have signed free-agent P Ramon Ortiz (Rays) to a minor league contract, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat....[+] He will report to Triple-A Iowa and he is scheduled to start against Albuquerque Monday, April 11.

• 3/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: An Excercise in Attrition and Time: When we here at TYA started discussing our nightly trivia questions and sources from which we could pull questions. I mentioned...

• 11/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Relievers, Part 4: We’re back! Two more relief pitcher reviews to go. Ramon Troncoso (D) 4.33 ERA, 4.67 FIP, 5.7 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, -0.2 WAR It’s...
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• 10/15 B-R Blog: Lucky Starters In October: How many pitchers have more than one start in the post-season where they had a Game Score of 50 or less and still ended up with...

• 9/23 B-R Blog: Wins In The Post-Season Where SP Failed: How many times in the post-season has a team had their starting pitcher get really tanked and won the game, nonetheless? In an...
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• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Ramon Ortiz signs: The Tampa Bay Rays signed free-agent RP Ramon Ortiz (Mets) to an undisclosed minor league deal Wednesday, Aug. 18, according to...[+] CBSSports.com.
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Sign Ramon Ortiz: The Rays signed right-hander Ramon Ortiz and assigned him to Triple A Durham, according to the transactions page for the International...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Ramon Ortiz releasedThe New York Mets released P Ramon Ortiz, MILB.com reports. ...[+] The New York Mets released P Ramon Ortiz, MILB.com reports.
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Ortiz, Loux, Dunn: More links for Tuesday, as Mike Lowell returns to the Red Sox lineup... The Mets released Ramon Ortiz Sunday, according...

• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Designate Justin Miller For Assignment: The Dodgers have designated Justin Miller for assignment to clear a spot on their roster for Kenley Jansen, reports Dylan Hernandez...

• 6/27 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/20/10 - 6/26/10: Do you know what time it is?  If you said "game time", I'll award you partial credit.  It's Sunday night, which means it's time...
• 6/26 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (6/23): Zach Duke placed on the DL (yeah it’s a slow day): June 23rd was a relatively light day for transactions with only 7 teams, and only 1 in the AL, making a move. The day lacked a...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Ramon Ortiz signs: The New York Mets signed free-agent P Ramon Ortiz (Dodgers) to an undisclosed minor league deal Wednesday, June 23, and assigned...[+] him to Triple-A Buffalo, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin.
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Sign Ramon Ortiz: The Mets signed Ramon Ortiz to a minor league deal, according to Gerard Guilfoyle of SNY (via Twitter). The Dodgers signed Ortiz...
• 6/13 B-R Blog: Drew Storen, National hero: Stephen Strasburg just got a huge boost from Drew Storen, who relieved Strasburg with the bases loaded and registered two outs...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ramon Ortiz releasedThe Los Angeles Dodgers released P Ramon Ortiz Thursday, June 3, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The Los Angeles Dodgers released P Ramon Ortiz Thursday, June 3, according to CBSSports.com.

• 5/28 Memories Of Kevin Malone: Ramon Ortiz Designated, Justin Miller Called Up: Per Dylan Hernandez. I would be excited about Ramon Ortiz being gone, but i'm not sure how much of an upgrade Justin Miller...
• 5/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: This Team Is Ortiz-Free: Dylan Hernandez with the news that’s made my day: Justin Miller called up from triple-A Albuquerque; Ramon Ortiz DFA’d...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ramon Ortiz cutThe Los Angeles Dodgers designated P Ramon Ortiz for assignment Thursday, May 27, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The Los Angeles Dodgers designated P Ramon Ortiz for assignment Thursday, May 27, according to CBSSports.com.
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Designate Ramon Ortiz For Assignment: The Dodgers designated Ramon Ortiz for assignment to had to make room for Justin Miller, according to Dylan Hernandez of the...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Inquire On Roy Oswalt And Cliff Lee: The Dodgers inquired on both Roy Oswalt and Cliff Lee and got similar responses from the Astros and Mariners, reports Bill Shaikin...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Charlie Haeger won't start Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Charlie Haeger (foot) will not be making the start this weekend after suffering a mild foot injury while...[+] throwing a ball to first base in a minor league rehab game with Single-A Inland Empire Monday, May 24, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Tony Jackson. Haeger will continue his rehab through the weekend. SPs Carlos Monasterios or Ramon Ortiz are likely to receive the start either Friday, May 28, or Saturday, May 29. Manager Joe Torre said he is leaning toward using a fifth starter Friday instead of going to SP Hiroki Kuroda.
• 5/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Clayton Kershaw Gets Let Down: Clayton Kershaw continued his streak of solid starts today by not allowing an earned run over six innings. Since his 1.1 inning,...
• 5/25 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers DFA Useless Veteran (Update: Or Not): Whether that’s Nick Green or Ramon Ortiz, I do not know. But take a look at tonight’s starting lineup from the official...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: In the Park Starters: John Ely of the Dodges made his fourth quality start in five chances Saturday night as the Dodgers continue to streak to the...
• 5/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Can End This Experiment Now, Right?: Hey, I’m not going to complain too much about (what appears to be, since it’s still the 4th inning as I write this)...
• 5/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Now Taking Applications…: In my frustration over the horrendous yet predictable outing by Ramon Ortiz last night, I said that I didn’t know who should...
• 5/19 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 19: For waiver-wire pickups, yesterday’s picks of Millwood and Medlen were tremendous, and we hope you all benefited. It was...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ramon Ortiz expected to move to rotation: Los Angeles Dodgers P Ramon Ortiz is expected to move to the starting rotation and start against the San Diego Padres Friday,...[+] May 14, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Tony Jackson. Ortiz has a 5.24 ERA in 13 relief outings this year. SPs Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley will receive one extra day of rest.

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Carlos Monasterios to start Saturday: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Carlos Monasterios is scheduled to make his first big league start against the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday,...[+] May 1, according to MLB.com's Evan Drellich. Manager Joe Torre is hoping Monasterios can throw 70 to 75 pitches. If he struggles, RP Ramon Ortiz could work in long relief. Torre has not decided who will be the team's fifth starter moving forward.
• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: If The Dodgers Become Sellers: Yes, it's only April 28th and the Dodgers are only four games out in the NL West.  But say they continue playing .400-type ball...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Charlie Haeger might not start Saturday: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre is unsure if he will have SP Charlie Haeger start on three days of rest Saturday, May 1,...[+] against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Tony Jackson. Torre said the team might use Ps Ramon Ortiz or Carlos Monasterios for a spot start.
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Should Dodgers Look Into Signing Free Agent Starter?: Roughly one month ago, the Dodgers appeared to have a surplus of starting pitching.  There were more than a handful of hurlers...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Wilson, Dodgers, Atkins: Links for Saturday.. Angels catcher Bobby Wilson was on the receiving end of a violent collision at the plate on Friday, writes...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ra. Ortiz could be next to goThe Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez reports Los Angeles Dodgers RP Ramon Ortiz could be the next player to be cut. ...[+] The Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez reports Los Angeles Dodgers RP Ramon Ortiz could be the next player to be cut.
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Bell, Dye, Ortiz, Davis, Strasburg: Links for Monday... The MLBTR Forums are rocking with over 3,600 members.  Join the discussion today!  Just added a prospects...