Luis Ortiz (baseball)

Luis Alberto Ortiz Galarza (born May 25, 1970 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former third baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played from 1993 through 1996 for the Boston Red Sox (1993–94) and Texas Rangers (1995–96). He also played one season in Japan for the Yakult Swallows (1997). Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

In a four-season career, Ortiz was a .228 hitter (33-for-145) with two home runs and 26 RBI in 60 games, including 14 runs, seven doubles and three triples without a steal.

Following his majors career, Ortiz played in Japanese baseball with the 1997 Yakult Swallows. He also played in the Red Sox, Rangers, Diamondbacks, Expos and Cardinals minor league systems. (1991–2004).

Before retitring in 2004, Luis went back to school and graduated from Union University in Jackson, TN. Doing so, Luis became the first player from the Dominican Republic that has played in the Majors and has graduated from college. After retiring from baseball, Luis opened a baseball school in Keller, TX. Luis is currently a hitting roving instructor for the Texas Rangers. He has published four hitting books (The Natural Hitter Handbook plus three drills books). He also has hitting and throwing videos.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
• Retrosheet