Player Report for #10 Benji Ortega

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Friday, December 1st, 2028

AB	474
HR	14
RBI	70
AVG	.264
OPS	.797

Name:	Benji Ortega	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$300,000
Birthday:	06-28-2003	Signed Through:	2029 Season
Age:	25	Years of Major League Service:	2 Years, 93 Days
Born in:	Londonderry (New Hampshire)	Major League Service Days this Year:	189 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	2 Years, 93 Days
Weight:	210 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	6 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Position:	C	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	2022, 23rd Pick in Round 9
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Catcher 8 (Arm: 5)
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Instincts:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
10-05-2028	ARI	Win, 12-1	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0
10-04-2028	ARI	Loss, 2-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10-03-2028	ARI	Win, 11-2	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
10-01-2028	HOU	Loss, 2-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-30-2028	HOU	Loss, 5-7	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
09-27-2028	@ MIL	Win, 4-2	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	0
09-26-2028	@ MIL	Win, 3-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
09-25-2028	@ LA	Win, 5-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-24-2028	@ LA	Win, 6-5	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
09-23-2028	@ LA	Loss, 2-5	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

United Baseball League 2028 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	145	474	125	26	1	14	70	82	95	85	.264	.386	.411	.797	.813	.148	25.5
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	134	581	4	7	0	14	0	8	195	41	3	1	75.0	81.5	5.92
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		108	24	4	0	2	10	19	24	20	1	0	0	.222	.361	.315	.676
Versus Right		366	101	22	1	12	60	63	71	65	7	0	4	.276	.393	.440	.833
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		80	21	4	0	3	18	12	8	21	1	0	0	.263	.326	.425	.751
May		90	26	5	0	1	9	13	16	17	0	0	0	.289	.396	.378	.774
June		76	21	7	0	1	6	13	13	7	2	0	1	.276	.380	.408	.788
July		75	15	3	0	2	9	11	22	12	1	0	0	.200	.378	.320	.698
August		72	26	4	1	5	21	19	18	9	2	0	2	.361	.489	.653	1.142
September		72	13	3	0	1	5	10	16	19	1	0	1	.181	.333	.264	.597
October		9	3	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	.333	.417	.667	1.083
Spring Training		46	10	1	0	1	3	3	8	4	0	0	1	.217	.345	.304	.650
Last Year		488	133	35	3	10	50	72	71	73	4	0	7	.273	.370	.418	.788
2 Years Ago		189	47	12	0	4	24	21	20	29	5	0	2	.249	.319	.376	.695
Career		1151	305	73	4	28	144	175	186	187	17	0	13	.265	.369	.408	.777
Home		244	68	12	0	8	37	41	41	45	6	0	1	.279	.377	.426	.803
Road		230	57	14	1	6	33	41	54	40	2	0	3	.248	.394	.396	.790
Grass		455	119	26	0	13	65	79	91	83	8	0	4	.262	.384	.404	.788
Turf		19	6	0	1	1	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	.316	.435	.579	1.014
Night		474	125	26	1	14	70	82	95	85	8	0	4	.264	.386	.411	.797
Pinch Hitting		8	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	.125	.364	.250	.614
Close/Late		80	18	3	1	1	8	12	22	17	3	0	0	.225	.381	.325	.706
Inning 1-3		146	34	12	0	3	19	23	25	25	4	0	2	.233	.345	.377	.721
Inning 4-6		167	50	6	0	6	28	33	38	27	1	0	2	.299	.433	.443	.876
Inning 7-9		156	39	7	1	5	22	26	32	32	3	0	0	.250	.372	.404	.776
Extra Innings		5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000
0 Outs		162	43	8	1	6	24	34	32	27	4	0	1	.265	.382	.438	.820
1 Outs		175	43	10	0	5	24	33	31	35	4	0	2	.246	.358	.389	.747
2 Outs		137	39	8	0	3	22	15	32	23	0	0	1	.285	.424	.409	.832
Scoring Position		119	37	6	0	5	55	22	36	18	8	0	2	.311	.455	.487	.942
Bases Empty		259	66	15	0	6	6	48	47	47	0	0	2	.255	.373	.382	.756
Runner on 1st		96	22	5	1	3	9	12	12	20	0	0	0	.229	.315	.396	.711
Runner on 2nd		45	18	3	0	3	16	10	14	6	0	0	0	.400	.542	.667	1.209
Runner on 3rd		11	3	0	0	0	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	.273	.467	.273	.739
Runner on 1st & 2nd		32	7	1	0	2	8	5	9	5	0	0	0	.219	.390	.438	.828
Runner on 1st & 3rd		9	2	0	0	0	4	2	1	2	2	0	1	.222	.308	.222	.530
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		9	2	0	0	0	3	2	7	2	1	0	1	.222	.556	.222	.778
Bases Loaded		13	5	2	0	0	17	3	1	2	5	0	0	.385	.316	.538	.854
Two Strikes		199	37	5	1	4	19	27	40	85	3	0	0	.186	.318	.281	.600
First Pitch		67	22	3	0	5	19	12	0	0	3	0	2	.328	.333	.597	.930
Count 0-1		42	18	6	0	1	9	6	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.419	.643	1.061
Count 0-2		35	5	1	0	1	2	3	0	18	0	0	0	.143	.143	.257	.400
Count 1-0		49	10	2	0	2	8	9	0	0	0	0	1	.204	.220	.367	.587
Count 1-1		39	11	2	0	0	7	6	0	0	1	0	1	.282	.293	.333	.626
Count 1-2		57	11	1	1	0	3	5	0	24	1	0	0	.193	.190	.246	.435
Count 2-0		20	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700
Count 2-1		40	14	4	0	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.525	.875
Count 2-2		68	12	3	0	3	11	9	0	31	2	0	0	.176	.171	.353	.524
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	1	8	32	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		18	7	2	0	1	2	7	23	0	0	0	0	.389	.732	.667	1.398
Full Count		39	9	0	0	0	3	10	40	12	0	0	0	.231	.620	.231	.851
Behind in Count		134	34	8	1	2	14	14	0	42	2	0	0	.254	.250	.373	.623
Ahead in Count		127	37	10	0	4	16	31	55	0	0	0	1	.291	.508	.465	.973

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2026 Cincinnati - UBL	22	71	189	47	12	0	4	24	21	20	2	5	29	1	1	.249	.319	.376	.695	0.8
2027 Cincinnati - UBL	23	144	488	133	35	3	10	50	72	71	7	4	73	3	3	.273	.370	.418	.788	20.5
2028 Cincinnati - UBL	24	145	474	125	26	1	14	70	82	95	4	8	85	3	1	.264	.386	.411	.797	25.5
Total UBL		360	1151	305	73	4	28	144	175	186	13	17	187	7	5	.265	.369	.408	.777	46.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2022 Dayton - A	18	23	48	10	1	0	0	4	3	6	1	0	7	0	0	.208	.309	.229	.538	-1.6
2023 Dayton - A	19	54	101	40	12	1	1	15	21	16	1	2	10	0	0	.396	.475	.564	1.039	17.8
2023 Chattanooga - AA	19	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	-1.2
2024 Dayton - A	20	6	16	6	2	0	1	4	5	7	1	1	0	0	0	.375	.560	.688	1.248	4.7
2024 Chattanooga - AA	20	94	366	105	27	3	5	49	67	36	10	5	59	1	1	.287	.362	.418	.780	21.3
2025 Chattanooga - AA	21	104	391	118	34	3	4	66	59	61	12	3	48	0	0	.302	.409	.435	.844	35.6
2026 Louisville - AAA	22	72	271	76	33	1	2	44	41	38	5	8	32	6	0	.280	.370	.432	.801	24.5
Total UBLAA		201	765	223	61	6	9	115	128	100	22	8	107	1	1	.292	.385	.422	.808	55.7
Total UBLAAA		72	271	76	33	1	2	44	41	38	5	8	32	6	0	.280	.370	.432	.801	24.5
Total UBLA		83	165	56	15	1	2	23	29	29	3	3	17	0	0	.339	.440	.479	.919	20.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2026 Cincinnati - ML	C	50	48	322	30	1	354	2	.994	435.0	7.28	1	43	11	25.6
2027 Cincinnati - ML	C	128	127	755	81	3	844	8	.991	1121.0	6.71	4	119	42	35.3
2028 Cincinnati - ML	C	134	134	784	90	2	880	6	.993	1164.1	6.76	10	157	55	35.0

Player History
05-18-2013	Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Las Vegas in 2013.
07-28-2013	Traded from Las Vegas to Anaheim on 7/28/2013 (Going to LAS: C Alex Dvorsky. Going to ANA: P Chris Wick, 3B Bill Smith, P Alejo Ortega).
05-06-2014	Injured on 5/6/2014 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks.
09-03-2014	Injured on 9/3/2014 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks.
02-28-2015	Traded from Anaheim to New York (N) on 2/28/2015 (Going to NYN: P Alejo Ortega, LF Austin Kearns. Going to ANA: RF Darwin Alexander).
03-30-2015	Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 3/30/2015 (Going to NYN: P George Matzke, C Ryan Jorgensen, LF Casey Kotchman. Going to OAK: P Alejo Ortega).
04-06-2016	Injured on 4/6/2016 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week.
06-02-2016	Injured on 6/2/2016 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week.
04-27-2017	Earned first career win on 4/27/2017.
06-19-2017	Had first career hit on 6/19/2017, off Bob Zimmerman (NYN).
06-19-2018	Hit first career homerun on 6/19/2018, off Josh Shortslef (NYN).
07-03-2019	Traded from Oakland to Chicago (A) on 7/3/2019 (Going to OAK: P Kyle Sleeth, RF Luis Martin. Going to CHA: P Alejo Ortega, P Robert Lester, RF Joseph Sliva).
09-22-2020	Injured on 9/22/2020 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks.
01-29-2021	Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration.
06-23-2021	Traded from Chicago (A) to Baltimore on 6/23/2021 (Going to CHA: CF Tom Chisholm. Going to BAL: P Alejo Ortega, CF Amando Herreros, P David Navarro, 2B Ian Henault, P Thomas Baker).
06-26-2021	Injured on 6/26/2021 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks.
01-29-2022	Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration.
06-01-2022	Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 23, 263rd overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
08-29-2022	Won the 2022 UBL Single A Round 2 with the Dayton Dragons!
01-01-2023	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
01-01-2024	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
09-05-2024	Won the 2024 UBL Double A Round 3 with the Chattanooga Lookouts!
09-16-2024	Wins the 2024 UBLAA SL Gold Glove Award at C.
01-01-2025	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
08-10-2025	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01-01-2026	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
06-04-2026	Was selected to the 2026 UBL Triple A All-Star Game.
11-21-2026	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
11-21-2026	Named the #49 prospect in the UBL
01-01-2027	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 8 (9).
04-01-2027	Named the #56 prospect in the UBL
11-22-2027	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2028	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 9 (9).
05-21-2028	Goes 0-3 against the New York (N) Mets, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
11-24-2028	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.