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Red Sox promote David Ortizās son to Low-A baseball
āI take pride in my dad being who he was, and now itās time for me to take pride in being me and just focus on that.ā
D’Angelo Ortiz, the son of Red Sox legend David Ortiz, is moving on up in the Red Sox’s farm system.
Ortiz — who was initially selected in the 19th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by Boston — was promoted from the Florida Complex League Red Sox to Low-A Salem on Wednesday. In 51 games against FCL competition, Ortiz slashed .273/.384/.689.with 18 RBI, 12 stolen bases, 34 strikeouts, and 27 walks.
An infielder who has played games at both first base (39 games) and third base (13 games) at the FCL level, Ortiz is considered a contact hitter whose skillset at the plate is a bit different from his father.
While David Ortiz established himself as one of the premier power hitters in the game during his 14-year run with the Red Sox, D’Angelo Ortiz has yet to slug his first professional league home run.
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Even with his obvious ties to the Red Sox through his father, Red Sox amateur scouting director Devin Pearson told MassLive’s Chris Cotillo last July that Ortiz’s bloodlines were not the reason why Boston drafted him.
“It means a lot to the organization but I want to make it clear that D’Angelo is a prospect,” Pearson told Cotillo. “The reason we selected him is the result of a relationship that our area scout (Willie Romay) has had with the player for a long time. We had him at a workout recently and got to interact with him. It felt like it was a good add to the organization. It’s a plus his dad is David Ortiz but we drafted him as a prospect.”
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Ortiz, who last played for Miami Dade Community College in Kendall, Florida before getting drafted by Boston, has some experience playing in the New England area. Ortiz played for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate League for two seasons, batting .325 with a .777 OPS.
“I want to be D’Angelo,” Ortiz told Boston.com’s Luke Scotchie in August 2024. “I take pride in my dad being who he was, and now it’s time for me to take pride in being me and just focus on that.”
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