Pablo Ortega (baseball)
Pablo Javier Ortega Salinas (born November 7, 1976) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Mexican League, minor league baseball and Mexico national baseball team. Career Ortega debuted in 1995 with his hometown Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, going 0–1 with a 5.93 ERA in five games at age 18. Signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before the organization had a major league team, he was one of their top farm players in 1996. He went 4–6 with a 1.97 ERA for the Gulf Coast Devil Rays and struck out 86 in 82 innings while allowing only 61 hits and 12 walks. He was 6th in the Gulf Coast League in ERA and led in innings pitched. He was second to Jeriome Robertson in strikeouts. '' Baseball America'' rated him as the #5 Devil Rays prospect. In 1996, the right-hander went 12–10 with a 2.86 ERA for the 60-82 Charleston RiverDogs, allowing only 30 walks in 189 innings while striking out 142. He led Devil Rays farmhands in innings pitched and ERA. He paced the ...
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