Rafael Ortega

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Team: Chicago White Sox (minors)

Born: May 15, 1991 in El Tigre, Venezuela ve

Debut: September 30, 2012 (Age 21-138d, 20,326th in major league history)
vs. LAD 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.035 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Full Name: Rafael Angel Ortega

Nicknames: Balita

Pronunciation: \or-TAY-guh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

1136

281

.247

136

RBI

109

OBP

.324

SLG

.352

OPS

.676

OPS+

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 7 go ahead

4 Tms
CHC	18
ATL	2
NYM	1
LAA	1

Platoon
vs RHP	22

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	8

Outs
0	9
1	7
2	6

13 Opps
WSN	4
NYM	3
PIT	3
ATL	2
CIN	2
ARI	1
COL	1
STL	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
BAL	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

21 Pitchers
Erick Fedde	2
Collin McHugh	1
Miguel Yajure	1
Noah Syndergaard	1
Dustin May	1
Lance Lynn	1
Humberto Castellanos	1
Joey Krehbiel	1
Trevor Kelley	1
Daniel Bard	1
Drew Smith	1
Shawn Tolleson	1
Ryan Hendrix	1
Wander Suero	1
JT Brubaker	1
Joe Ross	1
Allan Winans	1
Chris Bassitt	1
Giovanny Gallegos	1
Chad Kuhl	1
Michael Lorenzen	1

10 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	7
Nationals Pk (WAS)	4
Citi Field (NYC)	3
Truist Pk (ATL)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	17
89	3
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
2	5
6	3
1	3
4	2
7+	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	5
123	2
-2-	2
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

40 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	10
1 on	8
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	1
4	4
6	2
7	3
8	5
9	2

1-3	6
4-6	6
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	6
-2	4
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	7
Tied	6
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	3
1-0	3
0-0	3
1-1	3
0-2	2
2-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	14
LF	3
PH	2
RF	2
DH	1

OrderPos
1st	10
9th	3
8th	3
6th	3
7th	1
2nd	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2016-05-25	LAA	@	TEX	Shawn Tolleson	behind 6-13	t 8	0	12-	6,(2-2) CFFBBX	3	7	7	0.023	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Cron Scores; J. Giavotella Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2019-08-18	ATL		LAD	Dustin May	behind 1-3	b 6	1	123	5,(1-2) CBSFX	4	8	8	0.391	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. McCann Scores; M. Joyce Scores; A. Hechavarría Scores
3	3	2	1	2019-09-29	ATL	@	NYM	Noah Syndergaard	behind 1-3	t 4	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	8	0.219	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Joyce Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2021-05-29	CHC		CIN	Ryan Hendrix	ahead 6-2	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	9	0.017	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	2	1	2021-06-16	CHC	@	NYM	Drew Smith	behind 1-6	t 9	1	-2-	3,(1-1) >C.BX	2	6	9	0.007	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); P. Wisdom Scores
6	6	3	1	2021-07-31	CHC	@	WSN	Joe Ross	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	0.140	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Romine Scores
7	7	4	1	2021-08-01	CHC	@	WSN	Erick Fedde	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	8	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	5	2	2021-08-01	CHC	@	WSN	Erick Fedde	behind 1-4	t 6	0	1--	7,(3-2) BCTBF*BX	2	1	8	0.164	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Romine Scores
9	9	6	3	2021-08-01	CHC	@	WSN	Wander Suero	behind 3-5	t 8	1	1--	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	2	1	8	0.315	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); W. Contreras Scores
10	10	7	1	2021-08-23	CHC		COL	Daniel Bard	tied 4-4	b 9	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBFBC1X	2	1	8	0.365	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Heyward Scores
11	11	8	1	2021-08-28	CHC	@	CHW	Lance Lynn	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	123	3,(0-2) CSX	4	1	7	0.199	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Heyward Scores; R. Chirinos Scores; S. Alcántara Scores
12	12	9	1	2021-09-02	CHC		PIT	Chad Kuhl	behind 0-3	b 7	1	-23	3,(1-1) *BCX	3	1	8	0.316	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Chirinos Scores; S. Alcántara Scores
13	13	10	1	2021-09-07	CHC		CIN	Michael Lorenzen	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ....CX	1	9	PH	0.079	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	11	1	2021-09-30	CHC	@	PIT	Miguel Yajure	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.098	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2022-05-15	CHC	@	ARI	Humberto Castellanos	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
16	16	2	1	2022-05-30 (1)	CHC		MIL	Trevor Kelley	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	8	0.101	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	3	1	2022-06-18	CHC		ATL	Collin McHugh	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	DH	0.029	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
18	18	4	1	2022-06-25	CHC	@	STL	Giovanny Gallegos	behind 1-3	t 8	1	-2-	7,(2-2) FBFN.BFFX	2	2	8	0.301	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Morel Scores
19	19	5	1	2022-07-25	CHC		PIT	JT Brubaker	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	8	0.122	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
20	20	6	1	2022-08-18	CHC	@	BAL	Joey Krehbiel	ahead 1-0	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	9	PH	0.117	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	7	1	2022-09-12	CHC	@	NYM	Chris Bassitt	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	8	0.114	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2023-08-21	NYM	@	ATL	Allan Winans	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	8	7	0.155	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Narváez Scores