Rafael Ortega (32), whose possibility of coming to the KBO league from the big leagues was raised due to rumors of going to Hanwha, was released from Texas.먹튀검증

American ‘MLB Trade Rumors’ announced on the 8th (Korean time), “Ortega has been released from the Texas Rangers.” Ortega is a right-handed left-handed outfielder from Venezuela.

Ortega has moved around the minor leagues this season. He signed with the New York Yankees before the season and entered spring training, but was not made on the opening roster. He subsequently signed with Texas and played in 44 games at Triple-A Round Rock, batting .226 with a .333 on-base percentage and .381 slugging percentage. He hit 5 home runs.

Ortega made his debut with Colorado in 2012, played for the Los Angeles Angels in 2016 and Miami in 2018. Ortega, who played 6 seasons in the major leagues, played 364 games and recorded a batting average of 0.250, an on-base percentage of 0.322 and a slugging percentage of 0.361. As a left-handed hitter, he was slightly stronger against right-handed pitchers with a batting average of .260, an on-base percentage of .329, and a slugging percentage of .385.

Ortega has recently emerged as a candidate to replace Brian O’Grady, a foreign hitter of Hanwha who has been sluggish by following the official Instagram of the Hanwha club.

Now that he is free, Ortega can go to any big league team. Attention is focusing on Ortega’s choice, whether to sign a contract with Hanwha as rumored or to seek a comeback with another team in the big leagues.