11/18/24 Roster Move: Mets sign Rafael Ortega to a minor league deal

 

The New York Mets have announced via X/Twitter that they have signed Rafael Ortega to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.  

Rafael split time with Chicago White Sox and their AAA affiliate. In 2023 he played 30 games for the Syracuse Mets and 47 for the NY Mets.  In NY he hit 1 HR, 8 RBIs, .219/.341/.272.  

According to FanGrahs, he is out of Minor League Options.  He will turn 34 next May.

Rafael Ortega Stats:

 

Register Batting

Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	17	-1.5	Rockies	DOSL	FRk	COL	52	218	188	38	52	4	2	1	11	17	3	20	20	.277	.349	.335	.684	63	4	2	6	2	0
2008-09	17	-9.5	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	18	-0.4	Rockies	DOSL	FRk	COL	70	302	256	45	83	7	8	0	39	39	12	32	23	.324	.395	.414	.809	106	0	2	6	6	5
2009-10	18	-8.6	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		4	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.200	.429	.200	.629	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	19	-1.9	Casper	PION	Rk	COL	71	322	288	69	103	17	3	7	45	23	9	28	42	.358	.416	.510	.926	147	2	2	2	2	3
2010-11	19	-7.6	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		42	87	76	9	16	1	2	0	11	5	3	8	17	.211	.294	.276	.570	21	1	1	2	0	1
2011	20	-1.4	Asheville	SALL	A	COL	113	519	479	77	141	26	8	9	66	32	19	28	90	.294	.335	.438	.773	210	5	3	5	4	1
2012	21	-1.6	Modesto	CALL	A+	COL	114	556	495	81	140	23	8	8	60	36	18	46	93	.283	.344	.410	.754	203	8	4	4	7	1
2012	21	-7.4	COL	NL	Maj	COL	2	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	2	0	1	0	0	0
2012-13	21	-5.9	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		41	91	80	18	24	4	0	0	5	2	2	9	10	.300	.371	.350	.721	28	0	0	2	0	0
2013	22	-2.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	COL	42	178	158	22	36	4	2	1	10	9	4	19	26	.228	.315	.298	.612	47	3	1	0	0	0
2013-14	22	-5.4	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		45	112	100	19	24	5	0	0	3	2	2	9	15	.240	.315	.290	.605	29	0	2	1	0	1
2014	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-Rk	STL	110	441	382	61	94	9	3	7	32	19	10	48	64	.246	.329	.340	.669	130	4	1	6	4	1
2014	23	-3.6	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	7	23	21	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	5	.238	.304	.286	.590	6	0	0	0	0	0
2014	23	-1.1	Springfield	TL	AA	STL	101	414	358	56	89	8	3	7	31	16	10	45	57	.249	.331	.346	.677	124	4	1	6	4	1
2014	23	3.3	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-15	23	-4.4	La Guaira	VEWL	FgW		18	27	24	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.167	.231	.208	.439	5	0	0	1	0	0
2015	24	-2.7	Memphis	PCL	AAA	STL	131	502	437	66	125	22	6	2	42	17	6	55	71	.286	.367	.378	.745	165	4	2	6	2	1
2016	25	-1.5	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	LAA	78	341	322	47	102	18	7	4	31	14	8	15	39	.317	.348	.453	.802	146	1	1	2	1	0
2016	25	-3.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	66	201	185	24	43	8	0	1	16	8	3	13	23	.232	.283	.292	.575	54	5	0	3	0	0
2016-17	25	-2.0	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		28	125	108	28	27	5	5	0	6	0	0	12	19	.250	.336	.389	.725	42	1	2	3	0	0
2017	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	FgW		51	245	200	42	65	7	3	6	33	6	7	40	24	.325	.439	.480	.919	96	0	2	1	2	0
2017	26	-0.4	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	121	472	419	69	133	31	7	6	53	26	7	46	49	.317	.383	.468	.851	196	11	1	2	4	2
2017-18	26	-0.9	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		46	220	178	38	57	7	3	4	29	5	7	38	21	.320	.441	.461	.902	82	0	2	0	2	0
2017-18	26	-2.5	Venezuela	CARS	FgW		5	25	22	4	8	0	0	2	4	1	0	2	3	.364	.417	.636	1.053	14	0	0	1	0	0
2018	27	0.5	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	MIA	92	328	280	51	77	10	10	2	28	12	1	44	31	.275	.375	.404	.779	113	8	1	3	0	2
2018	27	-1.0	MIA	NL	Maj	MIA	41	143	133	10	31	3	1	0	7	5	2	10	23	.233	.287	.271	.557	36	5	0	0	0	0
2018-19	27	-0.5	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		45	204	179	31	51	14	3	1	16	2	2	19	14	.285	.363	.413	.777	74	7	3	3	0	0
2019	28	1.1	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	111	493	431	83	123	34	3	21	58	14	7	59	95	.285	.373	.524	.898	226	1	2	0	1	1
2019	28	-0.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	34	96	88	7	18	3	0	2	10	3	0	8	22	.205	.271	.307	.578	27	2	0	0	0	0
2020-21	29	1.3	Caribes	VEWL	FgW		35	152	123	23	37	8	1	4	20	2	1	26	15	.301	.427	.480	.906	59	2	1	2	0	1
2021	30	3.5	Iowa	AAAE	AAA	CHC	16	72	64	11	16	3	0	4	11	1	1	8	13	.250	.333	.484	.818	31	1	0	0	0	0
2021	30	1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	103	330	296	44	86	14	2	11	33	12	6	30	70	.291	.360	.463	.823	137	3	2	2	0	1
2022	31	2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	118	370	316	35	76	14	1	7	35	12	7	44	74	.241	.331	.358	.688	113	10	2	1	7	2
2023	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	TEX	74	339	281	51	64	18	0	9	41	14	8	54	57	.228	.352	.388	.740	109	4	1	1	2	0
2023	32	5.3	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	44	199	168	31	38	11	0	5	26	8	5	27	34	.226	.333	.381	.714	64	2	1	1	2	0
2023	32	5.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYM	30	140	113	20	26	7	0	4	15	6	3	27	23	.230	.379	.398	.777	45	2	0	0	0	0
2023	32	3.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	47	136	114	16	25	3	0	1	8	6	1	20	33	.219	.341	.272	.613	31	0	1	1	0	0
2024	33	6.7	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	84	313	249	45	72	15	2	11	53	17	8	56	62	.289	.414	.498	.912	124	5	1	1	6	0
2024	33	5.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	17	14	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	4	.071	.177	.071	.248	1	1	0	0	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		425	1299	1150	140	282	45	4	22	110	49	19	128	251	.245	.322	.349	.671	401	26	6	7	8	3
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		1279	5396	4729	816	1361	241	69	92	580	290	121	558	775	.288	.363	.426	.789	2016	61	24	44	41	17

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/18/2024.

The Mets have signed Rafael Ortega to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training

He played 47 games with the team in 2023 pic.twitter.com/1oNhMescyO

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) November 18, 2024

Rafael Ortega caps off a 6-run inning!

(via @Mets) pic.twitter.com/tg7xBt7n2N

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 14, 2023

Rafael Ortega the walk off ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/U1HqkvnUo8

— Joe DeMayo (@PSLToFlushing) August 27, 2023

It’s a walk-off! Rafael Ortega sends the fans home happy with this two-run 💣 #LGSM pic.twitter.com/In0O6wRzT0

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 21, 2023

Welcome to @SyracuseMets Rafael Ortega - an RBI double in his 2nd at-bat. Syracuse leads 4-3 in the 4th #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/mX3ptvrUSX

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) June 21, 2023