William Ortega Bobadilla (born July 24, 1975) is a Cuban former professional baseball player who played in five games for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2001 season, all as a pinch hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
In Cuba, Ortega watched Major League Baseball games on videotapes which had been smuggled out of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Before defecting, he played for Industriales in the Cuban National Series. Ortega defected from Cuba during an international baseball tournament in Mexico in November 1996, leaving a wife and two-year-old son behind in Cuba. He was signed by the Cardinals in 1997 after a tryout.[1]
Ortega was an outfielder in the minor leagues. In his five major league pinch-hitting appearances, Ortega had one hit in five at-bats.
bill, ortega, william, ortega, bobadilla, born, july, 1975, cuban, former, professional, baseball, player, played, five, games, louis, cardinals, 2001, season, pinch, hitter, batted, threw, right, handed, pinch, hitterborn, 1975, july, 1975, havana, cubabatted. William Ortega Bobadilla born July 24 1975 is a Cuban former professional baseball player who played in five games for the St Louis Cardinals in the 2001 season all as a pinch hitter He batted and threw right handed Bill OrtegaPinch hitterBorn 1975 07 24 July 24 1975 age 48 Havana CubaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 7 2001 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 2001 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsBatting average 200At bats5Hits1TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 2001 In Cuba Ortega watched Major League Baseball games on videotapes which had been smuggled out of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Before defecting he played for Industriales in the Cuban National Series Ortega defected from Cuba during an international baseball tournament in Mexico in November 1996 leaving a wife and two year old son behind in Cuba He was signed by the Cardinals in 1997 after a tryout 1 Ortega was an outfielder in the minor leagues In his five major league pinch hitting appearances Ortega had one hit in five at bats See also edit nbsp Baseball portalList of baseball players who defected from CubaReferences edit Parks Brad 31 August 1997 FIRST SEASON ISN T EASY FOR CUBAN DEFECTORS Washington Post Retrieved 17 August 2021 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp This Cuban biographical article relating to baseball is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Ortega amp oldid 1162695828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
