Kaleb Ort

Kaleb James Ort (born February 5, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.

Kaleb Ort
Boston Red Sox – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 2021, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through April 23, 2023)
Win–loss record2–2
Earned run average5.75
Strikeouts39
Teams

Career

Early career

Ort grew up in Lowell, Michigan, and played college baseball at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan; however he was not selected in the MLB draft.[1]

On October 7, 2015, Ort signed with the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League.[2] In his first professional season, he appeared in 20 games, starting 12, and posted a 3-4 record and 6.05 ERA with 61 strikeouts in as many innings pitched.

On September 23, 2016, Ort signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[3] However, he did not make an appearance for the organization before he was released on March 21, 2017.[4] After returning to Joliet, he made one appearance for the team in 2017, tossing two scoreless innings and striking out three.[3]

New York Yankees

On May 16, 2017, Ort signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level Pulaski Yankees and the Low-A Staten Island Yankees, accumulating a 3-0 record and 1.38 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 10 saves in 26.0 innings pitched. In 2018, Ort made 35 appearances between the High-A Tampa Tarpons and Double-A Trenton Thunder, working to a combined 2-2 record and 3.74 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 3 saves in 55.1 innings pitched.

Ort played the 2019 season with Staten Island, Trenton, and the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, pitching to a 6-0 record and 3.40 ERA with 78 strikeouts and 4 saves in 50.1 innings of work. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Boston Red Sox

On December 10, 2020, Ort was selected by the Boston Red Sox during the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[3] Ort opened the 2021 season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox.[3] On September 10, the Red Sox added Ort to their active roster.[6] He made his major-league debut on September 13; pitching in relief against the Seattle Mariners, he allowed one hit and no runs in 1⁄3 of an inning.[7] Ort was returned to Worcester, and removed from the 40-man roster, on September 14.[8] In 42 relief appearances with Worcester, Ort recorded 19 saves with a 2.98 earned run average (ERA) while striking out 62 batters in 45+1⁄3 innings pitched.[9]

Ort returned to Worcester to begin the 2022 season, pitching out of the bullpen as a closer.[9] He was added to Boston's active roster on July 9,[10] and made his first MLB appearance of the season the next day.[11] He split time between Worcester and Boston during August,[12] and spent almost all of September with Boston.[13] On September 29, Ort recorded his first MLB save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles.[14] In 25 relief appearances with Boston, Ort pitched to a 1–2 record with one save and a 6.35 ERA while striking out 27 batters in 28+1⁄3 innings.[15]

Ort began the 2023 season on Boston's major-league roster, and worked out of the bullpen until being optioned to Worcester on April 30.[16] He was recalled to Boston on May 5,[17] then optioned back the next day.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Kaleb Ort". Main Fan Zone. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. "Frontier League" (PDF).
  3. "Kaleb Ort". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. "Kaleb Ort Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America".
  5. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  6. Franco, Anthony (September 10, 2021). "Red Sox Select Kaleb Ort". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. "Red Sox vs. Mariners - Box Score". ESPN.com. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  8. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. September 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  9. "Kaleb Ort Independent, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  10. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. July 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  11. Speier, Alex (July 10, 2022). "Red Sox battle back again for second straight comeback win over the Yankees, 11-6". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  12. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. August 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. "Boston Red Sox put RHP Kaleb Ort on restricted list, recall Jarren Duran". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  14. "Red Sox's Kaleb Ort: Earns first career save". CBS Sports. September 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  15. "Kaleb Ort Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  16. "Red Sox reinstate RHP Chris Martin from 15-Day injured list; club options RHP Kaleb Ort to Triple-A Worcester". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  17. Smith, Christopher (May 5, 2023). "Red Sox make 2 roster moves: Kaleb Ort recalled, Kutter Crawford to IL". masslive.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  18. Smith, Christopher (May 6, 2023). "Red Sox trade addition Zack Littell selected to roster, Kaleb Ort optioned". masslive.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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