Russ Ortiz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Russ Ortiz
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1974(1974-06-05)
Age	50
Birthplace	Van Nuys
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Russ Ortiz Biography

Russ Ortiz is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 5, 1974 in Van Nuys, California, United States. Russell Reid Ortiz, born June 5, 1974, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Ortiz was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco Giants. Houston Astros. Los Angeles Dodgers. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), and is 220 lbs.

2000 was a story of two seasons for Ortiz. He was rocked to death before the All-Star break, and had 3 wins, 8 losses, and a 7.55 ERA. Baker was not impressed with Ortiz. On May 21, 2000, he allowed 10 runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite the ten runs Ortiz won, as the Giants defeated Milwaukee 16-10. This made Ortiz the first pitcher, since Bob Friend in 1954, to allow 10 runs or more and still win. Ortiz was able to turn his fortune around after sustaining injuries in the second half. After the mid-summer classic, Ortiz’s 10-4 record and 3.22 ERA helped San Francisco reach the National League playoffs. Ortiz was the starter of Game 3 in the 2000 NLDS against the New York Mets.

In high school he was a teammate of future major league DH Brad Fullmer. Fullmer’s Angels faced off against Ortiz’ Giants in the 2002 World Series, and a 7th inning, Game 6 single by Fullmer chased Ortiz from the game (despite the Giants being up 5–0 at the time). Anaheim would rally to win the game 6–5 and eventually the World Series four games to three.

Ortiz landed on the trading block in the 2002 offseason and was dealt to Atlanta for pitchers Damian Moss and Merkin Valdéz on December 17, 2002. United with pitching guru Leo Mazzone, Ortiz put together a spectacular season, going 21–7 with a 3.81 ERA and collecting his only All-Star nod. With Ortiz as staff ace, the Braves won their 12th consecutive NL East title, and Ortiz took fourth place in the NL Cy Young voting. In a demonstration of how far the pitcher had come, Ortiz pitched a 1–0 complete game shutout and knocked in the game’s only run against the eventual world champion Florida Marlins. Ortiz lost Game 1 of the 2003 NLDS against Chicago however, but once again bounced back to win Game 4 and force a deciding Game 5 that Atlanta would lose.

Ortiz made his debut in 1999 and retained his position in the Giants’ rotation. He rose to prominence as one of the National League’s top starters. His 18 wins were good for a tie 4th in NL. He was also in the top 10 of the senior circuit in many other statistics.

Russ Ortiz Net Worth

Russ Ortiz is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Russ Ortiz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he went to Oklahoma, Ortiz attended Montclair School, Van Nuys. He pitched for the Sooners team that won the College World Series in 1994. He had three saves in 38 innings and 30 strikeouts. He played college summer baseball for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in 1994.

In the 4th round, the San Francisco Giants selected the right-hander in the June 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. While drafted as a closer, he was later converted to the Giants’ starting rotation. Ortiz made his major-league debut as a relief pitcher on April 2, 1998. He collected four strikeouts in just two innings. As injuries and inconsistency plagued Giants’ rotation, Ortiz bounced around the Giants’ pitching staff, as well as between San Francisco, Triple-A Fresno and San Francisco.

Ortiz returned to form in 2001 owning a 17–9 record a solid 3.29 ERA, anchoring the pitching staff for a competitive Giants squad. He also set career highs in innings (​218 ⁄3 innings) and strikeouts (169).

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2006 saw another injury (this time to his calf) and more poor pitching performances. On June 13, 2006, Ortiz was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks as he sunk to 0–5 with an ERA of 7.54. The five losses contributed to 1–14 mark from May 2005 to May 2006, and the Diamondbacks simply could not afford to allow Ortiz to work out his issues at the major league level. With nearly $22 million and over two-and-a-half years remaining on the contract, Arizona’s cut of Ortiz is thought to be the most expensive release in Major League Baseball history.

Facts & Trivia

Russ Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Russ Ortiz celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

Ortiz was picked up by the Giants on January 9, 2007, and signed to a one-year contract for $380,000 to compete in spring training for the fifth starting position in the Giants’ rotation. San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean noted that Ortiz while pitching winter ball in Puerto Rico showed both increased velocity and renewed movement in his pitches and was signed on that basis.