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Baseball player
Russ Ortiz
Ortiz with the Baltimore Orioles in 2006
Pitcher
Born: (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 50) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 1998, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
April 17, 2010, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
113–89
Earned run average
4.51
Strikeouts
1,192
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1998–2002)
Atlanta Braves (2003–2004)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2006)
Baltimore Orioles (2006)
San Francisco Giants (2007)
Houston Astros (2009)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2010)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2003)
NL wins leader (2003)
Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ortiz during his career played for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, and weighs 220 pounds.
Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ortiz during his career played for the San Francisco Giants...
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would start the unraveling of the game; in the inning, starting pitcher RussOrtiz (who had 98 pitches) allowed consecutive singles after getting one out...
Sánchez, Matt Cain, Brian Horwitz, Noah Lowry, Merkin Valdez, Chad Zerbe, RussOrtiz, Bill Mueller, Doug Mirabelli, Rod Beck, Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano...
earlier. Greg Maddux was joined by trade acquisitions Mike Hampton and RussOrtiz, free agent Shane Reynolds and rookie Horacio Ramírez. Critics noted had...
of any minor league pitcher in the previous ten years. After starter RussOrtiz suffered an inflamed elbow, the Giants called Lincecum up to make his...
Metcalfe, Jay Tessmer Oklahoma: Steve Connelly, Damon Minor, Ryan Minor, RussOrtiz, Mark Redman 1994 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1994 NCAA Division...
strong starters such as Steve Avery, Kevin Millwood, Denny Neagle, and RussOrtiz. In 1995, they pitched the Braves to a World Series title. In 29 postseason...
They began by defeating the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS 3–2, with starter RussOrtíz winning Games 1 and 5 in Atlanta. Snow ended the deciding game by starting...
Cora, Jay Tessmer Oklahoma: Steve Connelly, Damon Minor, Ryan Minor, RussOrtiz, Mark Redman Southern California: Gabe Alvarez, Brian Cooper, Morgan Ensberg...
to advance to first base. Snow remained at 2nd base. 5th batter, #48 RussOrtiz (the Giants' starting pitcher) hit a single (diagonal single line drawn...
Everett, 4th round, 91st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign RussOrtiz, 4th round, 103rd overall by the San Francisco Giants Doug Mientkiewicz...
first major league hit was a home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher RussOrtiz in a 12–11 loss on June 10, 2005; however, he also allowed 15 hits in...
series in which Nen earned two saves. Behind the pitching of starter RussOrtiz, the Giants appeared to be cruising to an easy 5–0 victory in the critical...
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record of 77–85, good for second place in the division. December 11, 2004: RussOrtiz was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. December 21...
cricketer 1974 – Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer 1974 – RussOrtiz, American baseball player 1975 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American...
Diamondbacks flagship radio station KTAR and in the Arizona Republic, RHP RussOrtiz, who had a highly disappointing tenure with the D-Backs after signing...
313 with 37 home runs with 195 hits in 152 games. While Kirk Rueter and RussOrtiz led the Giants in wins as a pitcher (14), it was Robb Nen who served as...
record until 2018. Edgar Martínez Award (Best designated hitter): David Ortiz (BOS) Hank Aaron Award: Manny Ramirez (BOS, American); Barry Bonds (SF,...
meet in the division series. Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: David Ortiz (BOS) Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez (TEX), American); Albert Pujols (STL)...
Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia In Game 1, Kerry Wood of Chicago faced RussOrtiz of Atlanta. Both pitchers were on their game and in the bottom of the...
Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2011. "RussOrtiz Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original...
career leaders, Fried was second in win–loss percentage (.690; behind RussOrtiz and ahead of Greg Maddux). Fried was named to his second straight Opening...
Salmon went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs, the first being a 2-run home run off RussOrtiz in the second inning to make the score 7–4 Angels and the second also...
injuries and roster-switches for the Giants. On May 3, starting pitcher RussOrtiz suffered elbow neuritis and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Second...
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