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Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-4 250
BORN: FEB. 5, 1992 OPENING DAY AGE: 34
BIRTHPLACE: GRAND RAPIDS, MI RESIDES: LOWELL, MI
MLB SERVICE: 2 YEARS, 108 DAYS
ACQUIRED: CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS FROM NEW YORK (A.L.), JAN. 28, 2026
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 3/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
ORT’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
ORT
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2016— Joliet (Ind.) 3-4 6.05 20 12 0 2 0 1 61.0 62 42 41 8 4 42 0 61 7 0 ---
2017— Joliet (Ind.) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 ---
Pulaski 2-0 0.63 12 0 0 12 0 8 14.1 5 1 1 0 1 4 0 23 0 0 .111
Staten Island 1-0 2.31 8 0 0 4 0 2 11.2 7 4 3 0 1 5 0 16 1 0 .171
2018— Trenton 1-1 2.18 22 0 0 9 0 3 33.0 23 10 8 0 0 22 0 42 4 0 .193
Tampa 1-1 6.04 13 0 0 1 0 0 22.1 22 18 15 1 0 20 0 27 4 1 .250
2019— Trenton 1-0 2.57 9 0 0 4 0 2 14.0 11 4 4 0 0 3 0 20 0 0 .220
Scranton/WB 4-0 4.05 24 0 0 14 0 2 33.1 29 17 15 2 2 24 0 51 3 0 .236
Staten Island 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 .000
2020— DID NOT PLAY - No Minor League Season
2021— Worcester 1-3 2.98 42 0 0 35 0 19 45.1 40 19 15 4 5 20 2 62 1 0 .233
BOSTON 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
2022— Worcester 2-2 2.88 39 0 0 39 0 16 40.2 28 16 13 1 2 18 2 53 1 0 .193
BOSTON 1-2 6.35 25 0 0 6 0 1 28.1 35 23 20 4 2 15 2 27 1 0 .302
2023— BOSTON 1-2 6.26 21 2 0 7 0 0 23.0 27 19 16 6 1 9 1 24 2 0 .290
Worcester 1-2 1.54 13 0 0 7 0 1 11.2 8 4 2 1 1 8 0 16 1 0 .182
2024— Norfolk 0-1 12.08 14 0 0 6 0 2 12.2 21 19 17 2 0 10 0 16 1 0 .356
Sugar Land 0-0 1.13 16 0 0 3 0 1 16.0 9 2 2 0 0 8 0 22 0 0 .161
HOUSTON 1-1 2.55 22 0 0 6 0 0 24.2 16 7 7 7 0 4 0 26 1 0 .180
2025— Sugar Land (1) 0-0 2.84 7 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 3 2 2 1 5 0 5 0 0 .269
HOUSTON 2-2 4.89 49 0 0 17 0 1 46.0 35 26 25 8 0 27 1 49 2 0 .213
MAJOR TOTALS 5-7 5.00 118 2 0 36 0 2 122.1 114 75 68 25 3 56 4 126 6 0 .246
MINOR TOTALS 15-10 3.30 221 0 0 134 0 56 264.1 210 117 97 13 13 148 4 360 16 1 .215
INDEPENDENT TOTALS 3-4 5.86 21 12 0 2 0 1 63.0 63 42 41 8 4 42 0 64 7 0 ---
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Right elbow inflammation; disabled Sept. 5 - end of season
Left oblique strain; disabled March 27 (retro to March 24) - April 27
2023 — Right elbow inflammation; disabled July 7 (retro to July 5) - end of season
2025 SEASON
◆ Began season on Astros injured list with a left oblique strain...Made seven rehab appearances with Triple-A
Sugar Land, before making season debut on April 28 and pitching in a career-high 49 games for Houston...Also
set single-season career highs in innings (46.0), wins (2) and strikeouts (49).
◆ Stranded 19 of 22 inherited runners to score on the season...The 15.8% inherited runners scored rate was 13th-
lowest in A.L. (min. 15 inherited runners).
◆ Posted a 2.90 ERA (31.0 IP - 10 ER) through a span of 33 appearances from June 5 - Sept. 3...Also posted a 2.08
ERA (13.0 IP - 3 ER) through his first 13 appearances of the season...Was scoreless in 36 of 49 games on the year.
◆ Held right-handed hitters to a .188 (19/101) opponent average.
◆ Reached 100 career strikeouts on July 7 vs. Cleveland (vs. Steven Kwan).
◆ Placed on IL on Sept. 5 with right elbow inflammation and missed remainder of season.

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