Daniel Ortmeier
| Daniel Ortmeier | |
|---|---|
| First baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: May 11, 1981 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 29, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 24 |
| Teams | |
Daniel David Ortmeier (born May 11, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He made his major league debut on September 5, 2005, with the San Francisco Giants.
High school
Ortmeier was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and played baseball at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 27th round out of high school, but opted to play for Coach Clay Gould at UT Arlington. He was redrafted in the 3rd round his collegiate junior year by the SF Giants and signed. His brother, Chris, was drafted by the Cubs out of high school, but went on to pitch at Navaro and Texas Tech.
Professional career
In his Double-A campaign in 2005, he hit 20
Ortmeier had knee surgery prior to the
Ortmeier competed for the starting first base job in
On January 14, 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. In November 2009, Ortmeier was granted free agency.[2]
References
- ^ Henry Schulman (2008-04-10). "Giants Right-On: In first righty-righty at-bat since 2002, Ortmeier delivers". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Troy Renck (2009-01-14). "Rockies re-sign Podsednik on minor-league deal". denverpost.com. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs