Alex Ortiz

Featured in: Favicon

worldbaseball.com

Articles

Josh Hendrickson Signs With Kansas City Monarchs

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz |Josh Hendrickson

About 2 minutes reading time. Australian southpaw Josh Hendrickson will join the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association for the 2025 season. Hendrickson, 27, was born in Perth, Australia. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 38th round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of San Diego. He would make his organizational debut that same year, pitching in 16 games and making four starts between rookie ball and the Phillies Low-A affiliate.
WBSC Americas Upcoming 2025 Events

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 1 minute reading time. With the end of January upon us, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Americas has held meetings to discuss planning events for upcoming international tournaments for the 2025 calendar. One event that is being discussed currently is a handful of Pan-American Pre-World Cup tournaments, which will serve as qualifiers for future World Cups in respective categories.
Australian Baseball League Championship Series Rosters

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 5 minutes reading time. The Australian Baseball League Championship Series will begin tomorrow between the Perth Heat and the Canberra Calvary. Both teams have released their official rosters before the action. The first game will take place tomorrow, January 31, and the series will run through February 2. The Australian Baseball League has series best-of-three, and each game is played in Perth.
Australian Baseball League Championship Series Preview

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 2 minutes reading time. With the Perth Heat and Canberra Calvary sweeping their opponents, they will now be squaring off for the Australian Baseball League Championship Series. The winner will claim the 2025 Claxton Shield, while Perth will host all three potential matchups at Empire Ballpark. Here is how both teams performed during the season. The Perth Heat finished third in the ABL Standings with a 20-20 record.
Early Preview: South Korea’s Potential 2026 WBC Lineup

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 2 minutes reading time. World Baseball Network is taking a way too early look at what some squads could look like for the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Today, we look at what a potential lineup could look like for South Korea. Jung-hoo Lee CFHa-Seong Kim SSTommy Edman RFDo-Yeong Kim 3BByung-ho Park DHBaek-Ho Kang 1BSung-Bum Na LFDong-Won Park CHye-Seong Kim 2BMost of their 2023 team could return to the fold for 2026, as most eyes will be on KBO phenom Kim Do-Yeong.
Luis F. Castillo Signs Deal with Seattle Mariners

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 2 minutes reading time. Not to be confused with the current Seattle Mariners ace, Luis Castillo, they are adding former MLB relief pitcher Luis F. Castillo to a minor league deal with an invite to MLB Spring Training. Castillo, 29, was born in Fantino, Dominican Republic, signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks and making his minor league debut at 17. He would spend ten seasons in their minor league system, reaching Triple-A for the first time during the 2021 season.
Elly De La Cruz to be Cover Athlete of MLB The Show 25

2 months ago | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 2 minutes reading time. Baseball fans worldwide are looking forward to the annual release of MLB The Show. Their first game came out in 2006, with Dominican slugger David Ortiz on the cover. While an official announcement from San Diego Studios hasn’t been made regarding the cover athlete, Elly De La Cruz posted to his social media that he will be featured as this year’s cover athlete for MLB The Show 25. De La Cruz, 23, was born in Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic.
Australian Baseball League Playoff Day One Recap

Jan 24, 2025 | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 3 minutes reading time. As the regular season of the Australian Baseball League (ABL) wrapped up, the first two playoff games were held earlier today in Australia. The Perth Heat are facing the Adelaide Giants in the first round of the semi-finals, while the Canberra Cavalry are facing the Sydney Blue Sox. In the ABL, the semi-finals are best of three games. Here is how the games went on the first night of playoff action.
CC Sabathia Inducted Into National Baseball Hall of Fame

Jan 21, 2025 | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz |CC Sabathia

About 2 minutes reading time. The National Baseball Hall of Fame unveiled their Class of 2025 tonight, and one of the members who will be inducted this July is left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia. Sabathia pitched in 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Yankees. The Cleveland Indians drafted Sabathia as the 20th overall selection in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft out of Vallejo High School in Vallejo, California.
Early Preview: Australia’s Potential 2026 WBC Lineup

Jan 21, 2025 | worldbaseball.com | Alex Ortiz

About 3 minutes reading time. World Baseball Network is taking a way too early look at what some squads could look like for the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Today, we look at what a potential lineup could look like for Australia.