CF Rafael 'Balita' Ortega #66
Boston Red Sox MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/31/2025
 OA: 38 POT: 38
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CF RAFAEL 'BALITA' ORTEGA #66 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 180 38 7 1 1 15 21 46 .211 .294 .278 3 -1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 65 55 70 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 40 55
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2025 DET Win, 12-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2025 DET Win, 7-4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/23/2025 @ TOR Win, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2025 @ TB Loss, 1-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2025 @ TB Loss, 7-11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/2025 NYY Win, 8-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/10/2025 @ HOU Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/2025 @ HOU Win, 10-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2025 @ HOU Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2025 @ ARI Win, 11-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/15/1991
Born in:El Tigre, ANZ
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 180 38 7 1 1 15 16 21 46 .211 .294 .278 .571 .256 .067 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 204 0 0 0 2 3 0 50 9 3 1 75.0 16.1 2.93 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 7 3 0 0 4 2 4 11 0 0 0 .159 .229 .227 .456
Versus Right   136 31 4 1 1 11 14 17 35 0 3 0 .228 .314 .294 .608
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
April   75 20 4 0 1 7 8 9 17 0 1 0 .267 .345 .360 .705
May   29 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 0 2 0 .069 .206 .069 .275
June   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
July   19 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 .053 .100 .105 .205
August   20 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
September   25 9 2 1 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 .360 .407 .520 .927
Spring Training   54 9 2 0 1 7 8 8 14 0 1 0 .167 .274 .259 .533
Last Year   424 101 24 3 7 48 48 52 99 2 0 0 .238 .320 .358 .679
Career   604 139 31 4 8 63 64 73 145 2 3 0 .230 .312 .334 .647
Home   94 22 4 1 1 10 10 13 21 0 2 0 .234 .327 .330 .657
Road   86 16 3 0 0 5 6 8 25 0 1 0 .186 .255 .221 .476
Grass   167 35 6 1 1 15 15 19 41 0 3 0 .210 .290 .275 .566
Turf   13 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .231 .333 .308 .641
Day   67 11 2 0 0 7 5 9 18 0 1 0 .164 .263 .194 .457
Night   113 27 5 1 1 8 11 12 28 0 2 0 .239 .312 .327 .639
As Starter   157 34 6 1 1 13 14 18 38 0 2 0 .217 .297 .287 .584
As Reliever / Substitution   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 1 0 .174 .269 .217 .487
Pinch Hitting   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Close/Late   41 11 2 0 0 0 6 6 10 0 2 0 .268 .362 .317 .679
Inning 1-3   48 8 3 1 0 4 4 6 11 0 1 0 .167 .259 .271 .530
Inning 4-6   55 11 2 0 1 7 4 5 14 0 0 0 .200 .267 .291 .558
Inning 7-9   70 17 2 0 0 4 7 9 18 0 1 0 .243 .329 .271 .601
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   49 10 1 0 0 2 6 5 11 0 2 0 .204 .278 .224 .502
1 Outs   73 14 2 1 0 1 8 10 19 0 1 0 .192 .289 .247 .536
2 Outs   58 14 4 0 1 12 2 6 16 0 0 0 .241 .312 .362 .675
Scoring Position   43 10 2 0 0 13 0 7 11 0 3 0 .233 .340 .279 .619
Bases Empty   106 23 5 0 1 1 12 9 24 0 0 0 .217 .278 .292 .571
Runner on 1st   31 5 0 1 0 1 4 5 11 0 0 0 .161 .278 .226 .504
Runner on 2nd   17 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 0 3 0 .059 .238 .118 .356
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   8 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Two Strikes   111 16 3 1 0 9 6 12 46 0 0 0 .144 .228 .189 .417
First Pitch   15 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 0-1   14 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .214 .214 .500 .714
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   12 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 1-2   31 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 17 0 0 0 .129 .129 .194 .323
Count 2-0   6 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   34 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .088 .088 .088 .176
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .857 .500 1.357
Full Count   36 9 1 1 0 5 4 12 10 0 0 0 .250 .438 .333 .771
Behind in Count   55 7 3 0 1 5 5 0 25 0 2 0 .127 .127 .236 .364
Ahead in Count   28 9 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 0 0 .321 .486 .321 .808
Batting Leadoff   31 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 .097 .243 .097 .340
Batting 2nd   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   58 13 2 1 1 6 7 6 18 0 0 0 .224 .297 .345 .642
Batting 9th   65 17 3 0 0 8 6 7 12 0 2 0 .262 .333 .308 .641
Low Leverage   82 17 5 0 1 4 8 6 19 0 0 0 .207 .261 .305 .566
Medium Leverage   65 13 1 1 0 4 5 7 19 0 1 0 .200 .278 .246 .524
High Leverage   32 8 1 0 0 7 3 8 8 0 2 0 .250 .400 .281 .681
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 Boston - MLB 33 138 424 101 24 3 7 48 48 52 0 2 99 1 2 .238 .320 .358 .679 83 87 -0.2
2025 Boston - MLB 34 81 180 38 7 1 1 15 16 21 0 0 46 3 1 .211 .294 .278 .571 56 58 -1.0
Total MLB 219 604 139 31 4 8 63 64 73 0 2 145 4 3 .230 .312 .334 .647 75 79 -1.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Worcester - AAA 32 124 471 129 22 5 11 78 58 53 2 6 91 13 3 .274 .346 .412 .758 114 112 2.8
Total AAA 124 471 129 22 5 11 78 58 53 2 6 91 13 3 .274 .346 .412 .758 114 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Boston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Boston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Boston - MLB LF 24 16 38 0 0 39 1 .974 161.1 2.12 +0.8 1.045
2024 Boston - MLB CF 65 65 126 3 0 129 0 1.000 567.1 2.05 -7.8 .958
2024 Boston - MLB RF 17 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 73.2 1.83 +0.5 1.047
2025 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - MLB LF 24 16 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 151.0 2.26 +0.4 1.028
2025 Boston - MLB CF 35 25 60 4 0 66 2 .970 242.1 2.38 -4.8 .886
2025 Boston - MLB RF 19 3 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 49.0 1.65 +0.6 1.034
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 48 32 74 2 0 77 1 .987 312.1 2.19 +1.2 1.037
TOTAL CF 100 90 186 7 0 195 2 .990 809.2 2.15 -12.6 .933
TOTAL RF 36 9 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 122.2 1.76 +1.0 1.043
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/2022 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,003,400.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
11/19/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,400,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 65 (65).
04/08/2025 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
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