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Baseball Interview with Joey Ortiz: A Homegrown MLB Latino and Finalist for NL LatinoMVP Rookie of the Year by Julio Pabón March 15, 2025 Joey Ortiz, one of the rare homegrown Latinos in MLB – Image Credit: Latino Sports PHOENIX, AZ — Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to interview three players of the Milwaukee Brewers — Joey Ortiz, Jackson Chourio and Freddy Peralta. Each of the players were nominated for the prestigious LatinoMVP awards and their names are on the 35 th annual ballot. For the last three years, Latino Sports has been expanding our coverage of the awards and interviewing some of the players who appear on the ballot during Spring training. Though we send letters to all the teams in February congratulating them and the player and requesting that they inform the player on our behalf, the fact is that many are never told and don’t know about their selection unless we inform them. Thus, when I have approached a player and told them about why I would like to interview them many are surprised of hearing about it for the first time. Every player that I have interviewed has not only been surprised, but honored to have known the history of the award and that they were selected to appear on the ballot. This is the second interview I did with the Brewers as the first came with Jackson. This one is with Joey Anthony Ortiz. Joey is a 26-year-old from Garden Grove, California. Image Credit: MLB Unlike many of the other Latino players in MLB, Joey is a homegrown Latino. I asked him about that and his journey to MLB. He explained he did it the “old fashion way.” He came up the ranks from high school, attending New Mexico State college and being drafted in 2019 by the Orioles in the fourth round with 108th overall pick. He was honored to know about the award and that he was nominated. He thanks those responsible of adding his name to the prestigious 35 th annual LatinoMVP awards ballot and stated that if were to win that he would be proud to receive the award in his home stadium in front of his family and fans. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics 2024 LatinoMVP Awards 35th Annual LatinoMVP Awards Brewers featured Freddy Peralta Jackson Chourio Joey Ortiz LatinoMVP Major League Baseball Milwaukee Brewers MLB New Mexico State Spring Training Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 1 month ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINO MVP AWARDS – 2024 OFFICIAL BALLOT ANNOUNCED BRONX, NY (February 10th, 2025) — It has been thirty five (35) years since… By Press Release Baseball / 1 hour ago Laugh Carefully Because It’s Dangerous – Ríete con Cuidado Porque es Peligroso I suggest that if you play baseball, you don’t go around laughing during games…. By Juan Vené Sports / 4 hours ago 10 Top Latina Executives in Sports Latino Sports will continue to shine light on the power, resilience, and heart of… By Julio Pabón Basketball / 4 hours ago Storming Into Big East Tournament Championship: St. John’s beats Marquette in Semifinals of Big East Tourney NEW YORK, NY — A Saturday night Big East Conference Tournament Championship appearance at… By Robert Rizzo Baseball / 7 hours ago Interview with Joey Ortiz: A Homegrown MLB Latino and Finalist for NL LatinoMVP Rookie of the Year PHOENIX, AZ — Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to interview three players… By Julio Pabón More in Baseball Laugh Carefully Because It’s Dangerous – Ríete con Cuidado Porque es Peligroso I suggest that if you play baseball, you don’t go around laughing during games…. Guerrero Voices About a New Contract – Guerrero Pregona Sobre Su Nuevo Contrato “Divorce has done more for world peace than the United Nations”… La Pimpi. -o-o-o-… Interview with Jackson Chourio – National League LatinoMVP Rookie of the Year Candidate PHOENIX, AZ — Once again, I chose on behalf of Latino Sports to travel… New York Mets reveal new documentary: “The Pursuit”, chronicling the signing of Juan Soto The new, two-part series “The Pursuit”, presented by CohnReznick will take fans behind-the-scenes of… Guerrero Voices About a New Contract – Guerrero Pregona Sobre Su Nuevo Contrato Laugh Carefully Because It’s Dangerous – Ríete con Cuidado Porque es Peligroso
