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Rico
Ornelza		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: August 5, 1994 in Puerto Rico
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2016 21 TN FF     3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5
2017 22 TN FF     2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2018 23 TN FF     2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2019 24 TN FF     2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2020 25 TN FF     2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2021 26 TN FF     2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2022 27 TN FF     2 2 2 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2023 28 TN FF     1 1 2 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2024 29 TN FF $ 300,000   1 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2025 30 TN FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2026 31 MN GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2027 32 MN GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2016 21 A   131 407 38 109 17 0 11 55 3 0 23 48 .268 .307 .391 .698 48.3  
2017 22 A   68 133 8 27 8 0 0 18 0 0 12 21 .203 .269 .263 .532 9.2  
2018 23 AAA   47 106 11 23 3 0 4 12 0 1 6 20 .217 .259 .358 .617 9.7  
    A   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2019 24 AAA   73 224 26 53 14 1 8 37 0 0 9 36 .237 .266 .415 .681 24.3  
    AA   9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3  
2020 25 AAA   64 191 20 30 6 1 3 15 1 2 5 24 .157 .179 .246 .425 5.5  
    AA   9 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .208 .217 .426 0.7  
2021 26 AAA   82 277 29 59 16 1 11 38 0 1 13 38 .213 .248 .397 .645 27.1  
    AA   11 37 6 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 .162 .184 .324 .509 2.0  
2022 27 AAA   55 178 25 40 11 1 6 31 0 0 5 27 .225 .246 .399 .645 17.1  
2023 28 AAA   47 151 13 28 5 0 9 24 1 2 5 29 .185 .212 .397 .609 13.0  
    AA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2024 29 TN FF 116 442 22 53 25 0 8 35 0 0 15 85 .120 .153 .231 .384 9.2 0.0
    AAA   14 41 5 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 .171 .227 .317 .544 2.9  
2025 30 AAA   94 250 23 39 9 0 11 27 1 1 13 38 .156 .198 .324 .522 15.8  
2026 31 MN GE 21 46 2 6 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 8 .130 .125 .283 .408 1.8 0.0
    A   51 74 10 18 2 0 8 18 0 0 2 9 .243 .263 .595 .858 12.3  
2027 32 AAA   130 397 38 65 21 2 15 45 0 0 22 61 .164 .208 .340 .548 27.9  
2 Years Sim 137 488 24 59 26 0 10 43 0 0 15 93 .121 .151 .236 .386 11.0 0.0
9 Years AAA 606 1815 190 344 88 6 68 232 3 7 81 280 .190 .229 .357 .586 143.1  
4 Years AA 30 70 7 11 4 0 1 6 0 0 2 4 .157 .192 .257 .449 2.3  
4 Years A 253 616 56 154 27 0 19 91 3 0 37 78 .250 .297 .386 .684 69.6  
17 Years Minors 889 2501 253 509 119 6 88 329 6 7 120 362 .204 .245 .361 .607 215.0  
162 Game Average 577 28 69 30 0 11 50 0 0 17 109 .121 .151 .236 .386 13.1  
Career Highs 116 442 22 53 25 0 8 35 0 0 15 85 .130 .153 .283 .408 9.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   402 19 49 22 0 9 35 0 0 12 75 .122 .153 .244 .397 8.0
vs LH   86 5 10 4 0 1 8 0 0 3 18 .116 .141 .198 .339 0.5
Home 75 266 15 35 19 0 9 27 0 0 9 47 .132 .162 .305 .467 11.0
Away 62 222 9 24 7 0 1 16 0 0 6 46 .108 .137 .153 .290 -2.5
RISP   100 0 17 6 0 1 29 0 0 2 21 .170 .178 .260 .438 3.5
Pinch Hitting   13 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .385 .538 0.9
Close/Late   47 1 4 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 10 .085 .100 .191 .291 -0.4
Mar/Apr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 26 102 3 5 2 0 2 5 0 0 3 21 .049 .093 .127 .220 -3.5
June 21 80 5 15 8 0 2 8 0 0 5 10 .188 .235 .363 .598 6.6
July 26 83 6 15 6 0 3 10 0 0 1 9 .181 .200 .361 .561 5.5
August 36 118 4 12 4 0 2 11 0 0 1 23 .102 .108 .186 .295 -1.1
Sep/Oct 27 104 6 12 6 0 1 9 0 0 5 30 .115 .152 .202 .354 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2024 29 TN FF C 113 113 969.0 425 62 14 1 .972 4.52 132 43 .326 1 3.6
2026 31 MN GE C 11 9 84.7 30 6 0 0 1.000 3.83 6 2 .333 0 0.3
Career Totals   124 122 1053.7 455 68 14 1 .974 4.47 138 45 .326 1 3.8
Career Highs   113 113 969.0 425 62 14 1 1.000 4.52 132 43 .333 1  
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  6. Bradley Sine (947)
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  8. Waite Feller (946)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 92nd overall pick, by Tennessee in 2016
Had first career hit on 5/1/2024, off Ron Clemmons (PA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/11/2024, off Alfredo Jurez (LA)
Injured on 7/3/2024 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Tennessee on 4/2/2026
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/11/2026 to a minor league deal
 
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