Abimelec Ortiz: Everything you need to know

Abimelec Ortiz

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Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/17	STL	W 1-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/16	NYM	W 12-6	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
3/14	MIA	L 4-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
3/13	NYM	L 8-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3/11	STL	W 3-1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
3/10	MIA	W 7-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0
3/8	HOU	W 3-1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
3/6	HOU	L 7-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3/5	NYM	W 7-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3/1	MIA	L 3-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
2/27	HOU	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
2/25	NYY	L 7-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2/23	PHI	5-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2/21	HOU	W 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			22	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	4	1	37	2	0	4

Abimelec Ortiz: Breaking News

Ortiz has hit safely in seven straight games for Triple-A Rochester, batting .333 (10-for-30) with seven home runs and 20 RBI during that stretch. The 24-year-old first baseman is decimating the International League to close out May as he turns things around following a sluggish start to the season. At the end of April, Ortiz carried a .231/.375/.352 slash line with just one homer in 27 games. If he keeps swinging a hot bat, he could slug his way into the Nationals' 1B/DH picture over the summer.

The Nationals optioned Ortiz to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday. Ortiz was part of the haul the Nationals received from the Rangers in the MacKenzie Gore trade over the winter. The 24-year-old Ortiz will have to wait to make his MLB debut. He slashed .257/.356/.479 with 25 home runs, 89 RBI and 85 runs scored across 130 games at Double-A and Triple-A last season but struggled during spring training, hitting .136 with a .478 OPS across 27 trips to the plate.

The Rangers traded Ortiz, Gavin Fien, Alejandro Rosario (elbow), Devin Fitz-Gerald (shoulder) and Yeremy Cabrera to the Nationals on Thursday in exchange for MacKenzie Gore, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Ortiz split time between Double-A and Triple-A last year, slashing .257/.356/.479 with 25 homers, 89 RBI and 85 runs scored between the two levels. The 23-year-old first baseman was awarded a 40-man roster spot in November and will now presumably compete with Andres Chaparro for the starting job in Washington.