'Dogs Add Veteran, Former MLB Arm Jose Ortega
Published on June 4, 2019 under American Association (AA)
Lincoln Saltdogs News Release
FARGO, North Dakota - The 'Dogs have signed former Major League reliever Jose Ortega, the club has announced.
Ortega is a veteran and fills one of two open veteran spots on the active roster (which does not include Shairon Martis, who is currently on the disabled list).
Ortega earned a save in his first appearance with the 'Dogs on Monday night, tossing a scoreless inning with one two-out bloop single allowed. He's pitching for a fourth consecutive season in independent baseball and spent parts of 2012, 2013 and 2014 with the Detroit Tigers.
In his Major League career, Ortega is 0-3 with a 5.74 ERA across 14 appearances - 11 of which came in 2013, when he tossed 11.2 innings and posted a 3.86 ERA with the Tigers.
Ortega is a native of Caja Seca, Venezuela and pitched for the Sioux Falls Canaries in both 2016 and 2017, and the Joplin Blasters for a majority of 2016. He also pitched with the Sugar Land Skeeters, York Revolution and Road Warriors of the Atlantic League a year ago.
In his career, Ortega is 31-42 with a 4.18 ERA in 552 career appearances - three of which are starts. Over his 14 seasons of pro baseball, he has nine years in affiliated baseball - eight with Detroit and one other with the Colorado Rockies.
The acquisition puts the 'Dogs active roster back at 23 players.
The Saltdogs are playing their 19th season in Lincoln. All ticket and promo information can be found at saltdogs.com, and follow the 'Dogs on Twitter/Instagram @saltdogsball.
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