Junior Ortiz

Junior Ortiz
Junior Ortiz
	Catcher
	Born: October 24, 1959 (age 66); Humacao, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 20, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	August 8, 1994, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	186
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–1983); New York Mets (1983–1984); Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1989); Minnesota Twins (1990–1991); Cleveland Indians (1992–1993); Texas Rangers (1994);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1991);

Adalberto "Junior" Ortiz Colón (born October 24, 1959) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in the majors from 1982 to 1994. He was a member of the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins.

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Ortiz was a light-hitting catcher with a stutter.^[1]^[2]

Ortiz was known for having a strong sense of humor.^[3]^[4]

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Junior Ortiz

Catcher
Born: (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 66) Humacao, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1994, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	186
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–1983) New York Mets (1983–1984) Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1989) Minnesota Twins (1990–1991) Cleveland Indians (1992–1993) Texas Rangers (1994)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1991)