Junior Ortiz

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1959)

Baseball player

Junior Ortiz

Catcher
Born: (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 64) Humacao, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1994, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	186

Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–1983) New York Mets (1983–1984) Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1989) Minnesota Twins (1990–1991) Cleveland Indians (1992–1993) Texas Rangers (1994)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1991)

Adalberto "Junior" Ortiz Colón (born October 24, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in the majors from 1982 to 1994. He was a member of the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins.

Ortiz was a light-hitting catcher with a stutter.^[1]^[2]

Ortiz was known for having a strong sense of humor.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Darling, Ron (2019). 108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game. St. Martin's Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781250184399. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Kurkjian, Tim (2007). Is This a Great Game, Or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball. Macmillan. p. 67. ISBN 9780312362232. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ McCarver, Tim; Peary, Danny (1999). Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch it Like a Pro. Villard Books. p. 70. ISBN 9780375753404. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Nelson, Kevin (2011). Baseball's Even Greater Insults:: More Game's Most Outrageous & Irreverent Remarks. Simon and Schuster. p. 208. ISBN 9781439145159. Retrieved 26 September 2019.