Rafael Ortega

Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Team: Chicago White Sox (majors)

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

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

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

1.1

1144

281

.000

.246

139

RBI

110

OBP

.100

.322

SLG

.000

.350

OPS

.100

.672

OPS+

-68

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	17	-1.5	Rockies	DOSL	FRk	COL	52	218	188	38	52	4	2	1	11	17	3	20	20	.277	.349	.335	.684	63	4	2	6	2	0
2008-09	17	-9.5	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	18	-0.4	Rockies	DOSL	FRk	COL	70	302	256	45	83	7	8	0	39	39	12	32	23	.324	.395	.414	.809	106	0	2	6	6	5
2009-10	18	-8.6	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		4	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.200	.429	.200	.629	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	19	-1.9	Casper	PION	Rk	COL	71	322	288	69	103	17	3	7	45	23	9	28	42	.358	.416	.510	.926	147	2	2	2	2	3
2010-11	19	-7.6	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		42	87	76	9	16	1	2	0	11	5	3	8	17	.211	.294	.276	.570	21	1	1	2	0	1
2011	20	-1.4	Asheville	SALL	A	COL	113	519	479	77	141	26	8	9	66	32	19	28	90	.294	.335	.438	.773	210	5	3	5	4	1
2012	21	-1.6	Modesto	CALL	A+	COL	114	556	495	81	140	23	8	8	60	36	18	46	93	.283	.344	.410	.754	203	8	4	4	7	1
2012	21	-7.4	COL	NL	Maj	COL	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	0	1	0	0	0
2012-13	21	-5.9	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		41	91	80	18	24	4	0	0	5	2	2	9	10	.300	.371	.350	.721	28	0	0	2	0	0
2013	22	-2.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	COL	42	178	158	22	36	4	2	1	10	9	4	19	26	.228	.315	.298	.612	47	3	1	0	0	0
2013-14	22	-5.4	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		45	112	100	19	24	5	0	0	3	2	2	9	15	.240	.315	.290	.605	29	0	2	1	0	1
2014	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-Rk	STL	110	441	382	61	94	9	3	7	32	19	10	48	64	.246	.329	.340	.669	130	4	1	6	4	1
2014	23	-3.6	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	7	23	21	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	5	.238	.304	.286	.590	6	0	0	0	0	0
2014	23	-1.1	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	101	414	358	56	89	8	3	7	31	16	10	45	57	.249	.331	.346	.677	124	4	1	6	4	1
2014	23	3.3	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-15	23	-4.4	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		18	27	24	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.167	.231	.208	.439	5	0	0	1	0	0
2015	24	-2.7	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	131	502	437	66	125	22	6	2	42	17	6	55	71	.286	.367	.378	.745	165	4	2	6	2	1
2016	25	-1.5	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	LAA	78	341	322	47	102	18	7	4	31	14	8	15	39	.317	.348	.453	.802	146	1	1	2	1	0
2016	25	-3.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	66	201	185	24	43	8	0	1	16	8	3	13	23	.232	.283	.292	.575	54	5	0	3	0	0
2016-17	25	-2.0	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		28	125	108	28	27	5	5	0	6	0	0	12	19	.250	.336	.389	.725	42	1	2	3	0	0
2017	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	FgW		51	245	200	42	65	7	3	6	33	6	7	40	24	.325	.439	.480	.919	96	0	2	1	2	0
2017	26	-0.4	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	121	472	419	69	133	31	7	6	53	26	7	46	49	.317	.383	.468	.851	196	11	1	2	4	2
2017-18	26	-0.9	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		46	220	178	38	57	7	3	4	29	5	7	38	21	.320	.441	.461	.902	82	0	2	0	2	0
2017-18	26	-2.5	Venezuela	CARS	FgW		5	25	22	4	8	0	0	2	4	1	0	2	3	.364	.417	.636	1.053	14	0	0	1	0	0
2018	27	0.5	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	MIA	92	328	280	51	77	10	10	2	28	12	1	44	31	.275	.375	.404	.779	113	8	1	3	0	2
2018	27	-1.0	MIA	NL	Maj	MIA	41	143	133	10	31	3	1	0	7	5	2	10	23	.233	.287	.271	.557	36	5	0	0	0	0
2018-19	27	-0.5	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		45	204	179	31	51	14	3	1	16	2	2	19	14	.285	.363	.413	.777	74	7	3	3	0	0
2019	28	1.1	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	111	493	431	83	123	34	3	21	58	14	7	59	95	.285	.373	.524	.898	226	1	2	0	1	1
2019	28	-0.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	34	96	88	7	18	3	0	2	10	3	0	8	22	.205	.271	.307	.578	27	2	0	0	0	0
2020-21	29	1.3	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		35	152	123	23	37	8	1	4	20	2	1	26	15	.301	.427	.480	.906	59	2	1	2	0	1
2021	30	3.5	Iowa	AAAE	AAA	CHC	16	72	64	11	16	3	0	4	11	1	1	8	13	.250	.333	.484	.818	31	1	0	0	0	0
2021	30	1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	103	330	296	44	86	14	2	11	33	12	6	30	70	.291	.360	.463	.823	137	3	2	2	0	1
2022	31	2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	118	370	316	35	76	14	1	7	35	12	7	44	74	.241	.331	.358	.688	113	10	2	1	7	2
2023	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	TEX	74	339	281	51	64	18	0	9	41	14	8	54	57	.228	.352	.388	.740	109	4	1	1	2	0
2023	32	5.3	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	44	199	168	31	38	11	0	5	26	8	5	27	34	.226	.333	.381	.714	64	2	1	1	2	0
2023	32	5.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYM	30	140	113	20	26	7	0	4	15	6	3	27	23	.230	.379	.398	.777	45	2	0	0	0	0
2023	32	3.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	47	136	114	16	25	3	0	1	8	6	1	20	33	.219	.341	.272	.613	31	0	1	1	0	0
2024	33	6.4	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	18	75	58	11	14	2	0	3	14	6	1	14	17	.241	.378	.431	.809	25	0	0	1	2	0
2024	33	5.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	10	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	1	0	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		421	1292	1144	139	281	45	4	22	110	47	19	127	248	.246	.322	.350	.672	400	26	6	7	8	3
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		1213	5158	4538	782	1303	228	67	84	541	279	114	516	730	.287	.360	.422	.783	1917	56	23	44	37	17
Foreign (10 seasons)					Foreign		310	1050	895	172	249	45	14	11	96	19	17	127	120	.278	.374	.397	.771	355	11	11	15	2	3
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1944	7500	6577	1093	1833	318	85	117	747	345	150	770	1098	.279	.356	.406	.762	2672	93	40	66	47	23

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		648	2645	2313	394	659	139	33	51	279	106	39	297	377	.285	.367	.440	.806	1017	30	8	15	12	6
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		143	592	516	78	125	12	5	8	41	25	14	64	83	.242	.326	.331	.657	171	7	2	6	4	1
A+ (1 season)					Minors		114	556	495	81	140	23	8	8	60	36	18	46	93	.283	.344	.410	.754	203	8	4	4	7	1
A (1 season)					Minors		113	519	479	77	141	26	8	9	66	32	19	28	90	.294	.335	.438	.773	210	5	3	5	4	1
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		73	326	291	69	103	17	3	7	45	24	9	29	44	.354	.414	.505	.919	147	2	2	2	2	3
FRk (2 seasons)					Minors		122	520	444	83	135	11	10	1	50	56	15	52	43	.304	.376	.381	.757	169	4	4	12	8	5