New Mexico State University Athletics

Drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles
Made MLB Debut on April 27, 2023 for Baltimore versus Detroit at Comerica Park.

2018 (Sophomore): First Team All-Conference in the WAC…Thrived in his first year as the everyday shortstop, leading the Aggies to their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2012...Committed only eight errors in 60 starts at shortstop…Finished the season with a .970 fielding percentage…Power surge with seven home runs and 54 RBI…Batted .289 on the season…Paced the league with 276 plate appearances…Finished second in the conference in runs scored (58) and RBI (54)…Led the team and placed second in the league with 13 stolen bases in 15 attempts…Tied for third in the conference with four triples…His ten sacrifice bunts tied for second in the WAC…Collected 28 RBI in 23 conference games…Led the team with 21 multi-hit games…Recorded five RBI or more in three games…Named WAC Hitter of the Week twice (3/5 and 4/23)…Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four runs scored and seven RBI against Utah Valley (5/6)…Multiple hits in four of the last five games…Recorded a home run against Texas Tech in the first game of the Lubbock Regional (6/1)…Reached base safely in the last 11 games of the season.

2017 (Freshman): Excelled in his first year collegiately as the everyday third baseman…Committed only three errors in 54 games (53 starts) at third base…Ended the season with a .979 fielding percentage…Batted .306 with 14 extra base hits and 35 runs batted in…Swiped 10 bases (eight in conference play) in 14 attempts…His 48 runs scored were eighth most in the WAC and his four triples were tied for fourth in the conference…Finished the campaign tied for seventh in the WAC with 257 plate appearances…Recorded 14 hits in a five game stretch from February 24-28… Went 12-for-19 with 10 runs scored in a February 24-26 four-game series against Mount Saint Mary’s…Ended the season with 20 multi-hit games and eight games of three hits or more.

High School: .417 batting average as a Senior at Pacifica HS...714 slugging percentage and a .969 fielding percentage.

Personal: Born Joseph Anthony Ortiz on July 14, 1998 in Garden Grove, Calif...Son of Juan and Denise Ortiz...Has three siblings (Matthew, Jonathan, Desiree)...Undecided on a Major.