Ramón Ortiz
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| Minnesota Twins — No. 44 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| August 19, 1999 for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2006) |
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| ERA | 4.85 |
| Strikeouts | 790 |
| Wins - Losses | 79 - 76 |
| Former teams | |
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Ramón Ortiz (born May 24, 1973 in Cotui, Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He previously pitched for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals. His best season was 2002, when he went 15-9 with a 3.77 ERA for the Angels.
On September 4, 2006 Ortiz took a no-hitter into the 9th inning against the Cardinals before having it broken up by the first batter, Aaron Miles in the 9th. Ortiz also hit his first career home run in the same game. It was a solo shot off of St. Louis reliever Jorge Sosa. Ortiz was three outs away from becoming the third no-hit pitcher in Major League Baseball who had homered in the same game, joining Earl Wilson (1962) and Rick Wise (1971).
On January 19, 2007, Ortiz signed with the Minnesota Twins for a one year deal worth $3.1 million dollars. Ortiz will begin the season as the third starter, behind Santana and Bonser, but ahead of Ponson and Silva. [1]
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