Puebla / 06.11.2024 12:11:25
Jaime Zambrano- The losses in the team Puebla Parakeets they started and Danny Ortizwho became one of its main hitters by hitting 28 home runs and producing 77 runs in the 2024 Season, left the institution.
The team of Tijuana Bulls announced the arrival of the Puebla bomber known as “El Destructor de Cayey”, who with the green ninth was on the roster in almost all the games of the 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 calendars.
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Ortiz, who is 34 years old, leaves the Angelópilis after hitting 137 home runs for five seasons and was key for the Pericos de Puebla to win the 2023 Season championship in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB).
“We welcome outfielder Danny Ortiz! The Puerto Rican hit 28 home runs and drove in 77 runs in 2024 with Pericos de Puebla. This winter began with the Leones of the Caracas Baseball Club, prior to the start of the Puerto Rican League,” reported the Tijuana team.
SECOND BEST HITTER IN THE HISTORY OF PERICOS
Danny “El Halcón” Ortiz, a player of Puerto Rican origin, was positioned as an emblematic element since he appears in second place with the most home runs in the history of the Pericos de Puebla.
The new reinforcement of the Tijuana Bulls He hit, on three occasions, three home runs in a game with the ninth green. In the 2024 season, Ortiz served the ball three times against the pitches of Osmer Morales and Cristhian Prado, pitchers for the Piratas de Campeche, on the field of the Nelson Barrera stadium.
DANNY ORTIZ STATISTICS 2024 SEASON LMB
- Games: 89
- At bats: 311
- Connected Hits: 88
- Runs scored: 62
- Home runs: 28
- Runs produced: 77
- Walks: 51
- Strikeouts: 76
- Batting percentage: .283
Previously, Ortiz hit three home runs in the same game in the 2022 Season of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB). A year earlier, the Puerto Rican home run hitter achieved the same feat against the Raileros of Aguascalientes.
I pass through the Major Leagues and arrive at Pericos
In 2008, Ortiz was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the draft out of Benjamin Harrison High School in Cayey, Puerto Rico. The following year, the Pericos player missed the 2009 season after undergoing surgery on his left knee.
For the 2015 season, Danny Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was in the Triple-A League with the Indianapolis Indians. In 2018, Ortiz signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, was assigned to the AAA division, and then became a free agent.
His arrival at the Pericos de Puebla took place on February 21, 2019 and halfway through the season he participated in the All-Star Game where he stood out for his hitting power.
