The Red Sox have promoted minor-league corner infielder D’Angelo Ortiz from the Florida Complex League to Low-A Salem, according to the club’s MiLB.com transactions log.
Ortiz, the son of franchise legend and Hall of Famer David Ortiz, was selected by the Red Sox in the 19th round (567th overall) of the 2024 draft out of Miami Dade College. The 21-year-old previously played with the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. He signed for an at-slot $150,000 last July but did not make his professional debut until May.
A right-handed hitter unlike his father, the younger Ortiz is still in search of his first pro home run after batting .273/.384/.305 with two doubles, one triple, 18 RBIs, 22 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 27 walks, and 34 strikeouts in 51 games (185 plate appearances) for the rookie-level FCL Red Sox to begin his 2025 season.
Among 66 qualified Florida Complex League hitters, Ortiz notably ranks 12th in batting average and on-base percentage, 17th in strikeout rate (18.4 percent), and 22nd in walk rate (14.6 percent), per MiLB.com’s leaderboards.
On the other side of the ball, Ortiz split his playing time with the FCL Red Sox between the two infield corners. The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder logged 302 1/3 innings at first base and 85 innings at third base, committing seven errors in 250 total defensive chances.
Ortiz, who just turned 21 earlier this month, is not currently ranked among Boston’s top prospects by publications such as Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, or SoxProspects.com. He will likely need to tap into his power potential if he intends on sticking at either first or third base moving forward.
With that being said, Ortiz is slated to join a corner infield mix in Salem that consists of Frederik Jimenez, Karim Ayubi, Yohander Linarez, Fraymi De Leon, and Starlyn Nunez at present. He will presumably make his full-season debut against the Charleston RiverDogs at some point this week.
(Picture of D’Angelo and David Ortiz: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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