Asbel Ortiz
Asbel Joel Ortiz
Born: June 20, 1976
Aibonito, PR
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 21 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Ana Candelas HS (Cidra, PR)
Career: 1994-2004
Asbel Ortiz compiled a career batting average of .235 with 40 home runs and 273 RBI in his 694-game career with the Rangers, Charleston RiverDogs, Michigan Battle Cats, Bridgeport Bluefish, Newark Bears, Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds, Aberdeen Arsenal and Pennsylvania Road Warriors. He began playing during the 1994 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
 Rangers |
 Charleston RiverDogs |
 Michigan Battle Cats |
 Bridgeport Bluefish |
 Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds |
 Aberdeen Arsenal |
 Newark Bears |
 Pennsylvania Road Warriors |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | GULF | Rangers | 47 | 135 | 116 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 35 | .129 | .237 | .207 | .444 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | 43 | 142 | 128 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | .305 | .357 | .469 | .826 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 88 | 331 | 310 | 23 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 94 | .216 | .255 | .281 | .535 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 43 | 148 | 143 | 19 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .280 | .299 | .413 | .712 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 80 | 288 | 263 | 35 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 53 | .285 | .319 | .418 | .738 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 69 | 218 | 196 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 58 | .209 | .279 | .393 | .672 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 29 | 96 | 86 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .233 | .295 | .407 | .702 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 34 | 99 | 85 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 23 | .247 | .340 | .365 | .705 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | 43 | 155 | 143 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 42 | .196 | .247 | .280 | .526 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 69 | 266 | 242 | 27 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 56 | .236 | .291 | .339 | .629 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 81 | 258 | 229 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 45 | .227 | .311 | .354 | .665 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 63 | 238 | 220 | 23 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 53 | .250 | .295 | .368 | .663 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 694 | 2383 | 2170 | 246 | 511 | 104 | 17 | 40 | 273 | 37 | 28 | 154 | 545 | .235 | .291 | .354 | .645 | 769 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | GULF | Rangers | 2B | 29 | 49 | 56 | 8 | 6 | .929 | 3.621 |
| 1994 | R | GULF | Rangers | SS | 15 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .905 | 2.533 |
| 1994 | R | GULF | Rangers | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | SS | 17 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 5 | .864 | 3.353 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Rangers | 3B | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .792 | 1.900 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | SS | 8 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .921 | 4.375 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 2B | 67 | 114 | 152 | 19 | 28 | .933 | 3.970 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | SS | 8 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 6 | .857 | 3.750 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 2B | 30 | 43 | 77 | 7 | 17 | .945 | 4.000 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 2B | 70 | 128 | 180 | 23 | 39 | .931 | 4.400 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 2B | 40 | 51 | 69 | 4 | 15 | .968 | 3.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 18 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 2 | .947 | 3.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | SS | 14 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | .816 | 2.857 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | SS | 9 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 3.111 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | 3B | 31 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 1 | .891 | 1.581 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 2B | 24 | 30 | 77 | 5 | 16 | .955 | 4.458 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 21 | 44 | 47 | 3 | 10 | .968 | 4.333 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | 2B | 16 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 4.688 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Aberdeen Arsenal | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 1B | 29 | 200 | 11 | 7 | 25 | .968 | 7.276 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 3B | 25 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 6 | .862 | 2.760 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 2B | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 2B | 15 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 11 | .951 | 5.200 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | SS | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 2B | 63 | 133 | 137 | 8 | 39 | .971 | 4.286 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 3B | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 1.500 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 2B | 55 | 104 | 144 | 12 | 33 | .954 | 4.509 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 689 | 1141 | 1356 | 162 | 291 | .939 | 3.624 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | R | Gulf Coast League | Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1996 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | TEX | ||
| 1997 | A | Midwest League | Michigan Battle Cats | BOS | ||
| 1998 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | May 22, 1998 | September 6, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Aberdeen Arsenal | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Atlantic League | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | |||
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | May 6, 2004 | September 16, 2004 |
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