Joey Ortiz - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Idle again Wednesday Ortiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Ortiz will be on the bench for a second straight game while the Brewers once again go with Luis Rengifo and David Hamilton as their starters on the left side of the infield. None of Ortiz (57 wRC+), Rengifo (52 wRC+) or Hamilton (73 wRC+) have been productive at the plate this season, so manager Pat Murphy could continue to mix and match at third base and shortstop rather than committing to any of the three in an everyday role.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Hitting bench Tuesday Ortiz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Though he'll head to the bench Tuesday, Ortiz may have recaptured a regular role on the left side of the Milwaukee infield. He occupied shortstop in each of the last five games, going just 2-for-14 but drawing four walks during that stretch. Ortiz will take a seat in favor of Luis Rengifo, who will enter the starting nine at third base while David Hamilton slides over to shortstop.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Settling back into everyday role Ortiz will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Impact Dating back to May 12, Ortiz has produced a .798 OPS on the back of a stellar 25 percent walk rate. Ortiz's improved production at the dish has seemingly allowed him to reclaim a regular spot on the left side of the infield, as he'll draw a fourth consecutive start Sunday. Luis Rengifo, meanwhile, is on the bench for the third time in four games and appears to have shifted into a utility role.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs RHP Cabrera optimistic after leaving game vs. Brewers with blister on middle finger

Cubs right-hander Edward Cabrera is optimistic about making his next start after leaving Wednesday night’s game against Milwaukee because of a blister on his right middle finger

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Goes deep Tuesday Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 victory versus the Padres.

Impact Ortiz opened the scoring in the contest with a solo homer in the third inning. The infielder added an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Ortiz badly needed this positive performance, as he entered Tuesday with no long balls and a .181 batting average through 94 plate appearances on the season. He's seen his playing time fluctuate but has started four of the Brewers' past five contests.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Joey Ortiz hits his first homer in almost 10 months as Brewers beat Padres 6-4 for 5th straight win

Joey Ortiz homered for the first time in nearly 10 months and drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight vic...

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Turang's homer off Bednar in 9th helps Brewers complete sweep with 4-3 win over Yankees

Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory

MAY 10 • Associated Press

Flame-throwing Misiorowski strikes out 11 as Brewers blank Yankees 6-0

Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while throwing six shutout innings and Brandon Lockridge hit two RBI singles before getting carted off the field in the Milwaukee Br...

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Ashby ties Sale for big league lead with 6th win as Brewers defeat Cardinals 6-2

Aaron Ashby tied Atlanta’s Chris Sale for the major league lead with his sixth win, backed by Andrew Vaughn’s three-run homer in a four-run first inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers...

MAY 6 • Associated Press

Nasim Nuñez drives in 2 as Nationals beat Brewers 3-2 to avoid sweep

Nasim Nuñez had a pair of run-scoring singles, CJ Abrams had two hits and scored twice, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Kyle Harrison has another strong start as Brewers beat Nationals 4-1

Kyle Harrison worked in and out of trouble for six innings, Brandon Lockridge drove in two runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Role diminishing Ortiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact After starting at shortstop in 14 of Milwaukee's first 18 games of the season, Ortiz is on the bench Sunday for the fifth time in the past nine contests. Meanwhile, David Hamilton is starting for the eighth time in that stretch while Luis Rengifo is getting his sixth start. Ortiz had a .593 OPS in 149 regular-season games last year and has a .180/.265/.180 slash line through 70 plate appearances this year, and that lack of offensive production may be finally affecting his playing time.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting down Friday Ortiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates

Impact Ortiz will get a day to rest after snapping his six-game hitless streak with his single against the Tigers on Thursday. David Hamilton will start at shortstop Friday while Luis Rengifo mans the hot corner.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to bench Sunday Ortiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Ortiz will hit the bench for the second time in the series while Milwaukee clears a spot for Luis Rengifo on the left side of its infield. Though Ortiz offers a reliable glove at shortstop, he's provided a weak .196/.268/.196 slash line to begin the season. The lack of production at the plate looks like it could be starting to cost Ortiz some playing time.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Friday's lineup Ortiz is out of the lineup for Friday's contest in Miami.

Impact It's a routine day off for Ortiz, who had started each of the last five tilts. David Hamilton will occupy shortstop and bat ninth for the Brewers in Friday's series opener.

APRIL 17 • ROTOWIRE

Brewers finding unusual ways to manufacture runs while key hitters are injured

The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to scoring runs without necessarily having much punch in their lineup

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead run in 2-1 win over Blue Jays

Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Blue Jays batter Brewers' bullpen to win 9-7 in 10 innings as Milwaukee drops 6th straight

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Milwaukee 9-7 on Tuesday night and handed the Brewers their sixth consecutive l...

APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Nationals get strong outing from Griffin, hold off late Brewers rally to win 3-1

Foster Griffin didn’t allow a hit through five innings and hot-hitting James Wood drove in a pair of runs as the Washington Nationals held off the Brewers 3-1 on Saturday night, ha...

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Absent from lineup Ortiz is not in the Brewers' starting lineup against the Nationals on Friday.

Impact The Brewers will start David Hamilton and Luis Rengifo at shortstop and third base, respectively, for Friday's series opener. Through five games in April, Oritz has gone 3-for-19 (.158) with one steal, two runs scored and five strikeouts.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Sonny Gray silences Milwaukee 5-0 as the Red Sox roll to their first back-to-back wins

Sonny Gray pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings to help the Red Sox beat Milwaukee 5-0 for their first back-to-back wins of the season

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Exiting starting nine Ortiz is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Boston.

Impact It looks to be a routine day off for Ortiz, who has now started seven of 10 contests at shortstop this season. David Hamilton will handle shortstop duties for the Brewers on Monday and Luis Rengifo will cover third base.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Idle to begin doubleheader Ortiz isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals.

Impact Ortiz has gone 6-for-18 with three RBI, five runs scored and two steals through his first five games, but the Brewers will keep him in the dugout to begin the first game of Saturday's schedule. David Hamilton will slide to shortstop as a result while Luis Rengifo starts at the hot corner, batting second.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Friday Ortiz is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.

Impact Ortiz started five of Milwaukee's first six games but will take a seat for the series opener in Kansas City. He's batting .333 through 20 plate appearances and has two steals, three RBI and five runs but is still looking for his first extra-base hit. David Hamilton is receiving a look at shortstop Friday, batting ninth..

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Milwaukee Brewers use 6-run 8th inning to power past Tampa Bay Rays 8-2

Christian Yelich hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a six-run eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

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