Rafael Ortega

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Team: Chicago White Sox (majors)

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

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

1.1

1139

281

.000

.247

138

RBI

110

OBP

.200

.323

SLG

.000

.351

OPS

.200

.675

OPS+

-36

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-29 / in Starts: 10-20
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 143 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	59 (31-24-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 143 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (43-27-14)

Most Driven In
A Dean	2
M Sierra	2
M Rojas	1
L Brinson	1
I Galloway	1

Most Driven In By
J Realmuto	4
S Castro	2
B Anderson	1
M Rojas	1
J Riddle	1
D Dietrich	1
S AlcÃ¡ntara	0

2018 Batting Game Log

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2018 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	69	117 (116)	Aug 10	MIA		NYM	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.94	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.74	LF
2	70	118	Aug 11	MIA		NYM	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	1	1.21	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
3	71	119	Aug 12	MIA		NYM	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	1	1.91	-0.209	.00	0.00%	-0.08	LF
4	72	120	Aug 13 (1)	MIA	@	ATL	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	1	.62	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.72	LF RF
5	73	121	Aug 13 (2)	MIA	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	1	.74	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.38	LF
6	74	122	Aug 14	MIA	@	ATL	L,6-10	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	1	1.21	0.318	.00	0.00%	2.85	LF
7	75	123	Aug 15	MIA	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.355	.321	.676	1	.86	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.36	RF
8	76	124	Aug 17	MIA	@	WSN	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.313	.371	.344	.715	1	1.09	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.30	RF
9	77	125	Aug 18	MIA	@	WSN	W,7-5	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.359	.333	.692	1	1.03	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.67	RF
10	78	126	Aug 19	MIA	@	WSN	W,12-1	CG	6	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.378	.366	.744	1	.68	0.109	.00	0.00%	1.63	RF
11	79	127	Aug 21	MIA		NYY	L,1-2	CG(12)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.373	.348	.720	1	2.02	-0.158	.00	0.00%	-0.39	LF RF
12	80	128	Aug 22	MIA		NYY	W,9-3	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.375	.340	.715	1	.59	0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.28	RF
13	81	129	Aug 23	MIA		ATL	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.383	.340	.723	1	.44	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.31	RF
14	82	130	Aug 24	MIA		ATL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.359	.316	.675	1	1.00	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-1.06	RF
15	83	131	Aug 25	MIA		ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.353	.344	.697	1	.75	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.41	RF
16	84	132	Aug 26	MIA		ATL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.333	.323	.656	1	1.21	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.98	RF
17	85	133	Aug 28	MIA	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.338	.329	.666	1	1.74	0.237	.00	0.00%	0.82	LF RF
18	86	134	Aug 29	MIA	@	BOS	L,6-14	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.341	.333	.675	1	.83	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.02	RF
19	87	135	Aug 31	MIA		TOR	L,5-6	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.333	.325	.658	1	.39	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.56	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	88	137 (1)	Sep 2	MIA		TOR	L,1-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.341	.333	.674	5	.55	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.05	LF
21	89	138	Sep 3	MIA		PHI	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.340	.333	.674	1	1.18	0.155	.00	0.00%	1.30	LF RF
22	90	139	Sep 4	MIA		PHI	L,4-9	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.293	.343	.348	.691	1	.42	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.04	RF
23	91	140	Sep 5	MIA		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.330	.333	.663	1	.59	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.74	RF
24	92	141	Sep 7	MIA	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.318	.320	.638	1	1.01	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.97	LF
25	93	142	Sep 8	MIA	@	PIT	L,1-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.312	.314	.626	9	.20	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.53	RF
26	94	143	Sep 11	MIA	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.310	.305	.614	1	.49	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.04	RF
27	95	144	Sep 12	MIA	@	NYM	L,0-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.299	.294	.593	1	.47	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.81	LF
28	96	145	Sep 13 (1)	MIA	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.248	.298	.292	.590	8	1.11	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.60	LF
29	97	146	Sep 13 (2)	MIA	@	NYM	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.295	.289	.585	9	.79	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.09	RF
30	98	147	Sep 14	MIA	@	PHI	L,2-14	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.302	.291	.592	8	.43	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.38	RF
31	99	148	Sep 15	MIA	@	PHI	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.299	.288	.587	9	1.25	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
32	100	149	Sep 16	MIA	@	PHI	W,6-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.297	.286	.583	9	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
33	101	150	Sep 17	MIA		WSN	W,8-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.295	.283	.578	9	1.14	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
34	102	151	Sep 18	MIA		WSN	L,2-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.292	.281	.573	9	.85	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
35	103	152	Sep 20	MIA		CIN	L,2-4	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.295	.279	.574	7	1.15	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.49	PH RF
36	104	153	Sep 21	MIA		CIN	W,1-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.280	.576	7	1.16	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.02	RF
37	105	156 (2)	Sep 24	MIA	@	WSN	L,3-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.278	.572	9	2.29	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.78	PH
38	106	157	Sep 25	MIA	@	WSN	L,4-9	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.299	.283	.583	9	.47	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
39	107	158	Sep 26	MIA	@	WSN	L,3-9	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.293	.277	.570	5	.54	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-1.09	LF
40	108	160 (1)	Sep 29	MIA	@	NYM	L,0-1	7-13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.289	.273	.561	9	1.79	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
41	109	161	Sep 30	MIA	@	NYM	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.287	.271	.557	8	1.52	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
							12-29		143	133	10	31	3	1	0	7	10	0	23	0	0	0	1	5	5	2	.233	.287	.271	.557		.97	-0.635	.00	0.00%	-7.52

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