The Pirates (70-77) attempted an end-of-game rally in the ninth, scoring a pair of runs. They managed one in the sixth, as well, but it was not enough. Ortiz (6-6, 3.45 ERA) lasted four innings ...

Among manager Stephen Vogt’s impressions of Luis Ortiz this spring is how much fun the right-hander is to be around. “He’s ...

When a player has spent his entire career with the same organization, it might be unreasonable to expect immediate results ...

He was already on the Guardians' radar when he took the mound in Cleveland last August as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he opened some eyes in the home dugout that day. Ortiz was ...

Dave Mackall Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 9:11 p.m. | Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 9:11 p.m. Luis Ortiz is quietly building a scoreless streak during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ free fall in the second half ...

Israil Madrimov. Ortiz Jr. and Madrimov will square off for Ortiz Jr.'s interim WBC junior middleweight title on Saturday as part of "The Last Crescendo" at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh ...

Last year, Ortiz pitched in 37 games and made 15 starts in Pittsburgh, going 7-6 with a 3.32 ERA while allowing 109 hits and registering 107 strikeouts across 135.2 frames. The 26-year-old has ...

Ortiz Jr. retained his WBC interim junior middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over Israil Madrimov on "The Last Crescendo" on Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.