Jonathan Ornelas | |
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Texas Rangers – No. 24 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | May 26, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 7, 2023, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Batting average | .205 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Jonathan Ornelas (born May 26,2000) is a Mexican-American professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Ornelas attended Raymond S. Kellis High School in Glendale,Arizona. [1] [2] In his senior season of 2018,he hit .464 with 15 doubles,six home runs,29 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. [3] He had committed to the University of Tennessee to play college baseball. [4] Ornelas was drafted by the Texas Rangers with the 91st overall selection in the 3rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft. [5] He signed with them for a $622,800 signing bonus. [6]
Ornelas was assigned to the rookie-level Arizona League Rangers and in 48 games hit .302/.389/.459 with 3 home runs,28 RBI,and 15 stolen bases over 48 games in his professional debut season of 2018. [7] Ornelas spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League,hitting .257/.333/.373 with 6 home runs,13 stolen bases,and 38 RBI. [8] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Ornelas returned to Hickory (which had moved classification to the High-A East level),hitting .261/.310/.394 with 8 home runs,9 stolen bases,and 38 RBI. [10] Ornelas spent the 2022 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. [11] He hit .299/.360/.425 with 14 home runs,64 RBI,14 stolen bases,and tied the Frisco franchise record by recording 157 hits in 2022. [12] Ornelas was named the Texas Rangers 2022 minor league Defender of the Year. [13]
On November 15,2022,the Rangers added Ornelas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [14] Ornelas was optioned to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League to begin the 2023 season. [15] On August 7,Ornelas was called up to the major leagues for the first time. [16] He made his debut that night versus the Oakland Athletics as a pinch runner,scoring the eventual winning run in the eighth inning. [17]
Ornelas was optioned to Triple–A Round Rock to begin the 2024 season. [18] He was called up on June 30 following an injury to Corey Seager. [19] In 18 appearances for Texas,Ornelas batted .216/.256/.270 with three RBI.
Ornelas was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to begin the 2025 season. [20]