July 7-12, 2026

Abimelec Ortiz (1B, Washington Nationals)

The players covered in this column are only those who still have rookie status as determined by MLB, and who have not already been written up earlier in 2026. Find previous Call-up profiles on the Content tab of the player's PlayerLink page. 

Contributing writers: Chris Blessing, Matt Cederholm, Nick Richards, Mark Sherrard, and Matthew St-Germain

July 13, 2026

Abimelec Ortiz (1B, Washington Nationals) 
Ortiz was traded by the Rangers to the Nationals in January as part of the Mackenzie Gore trade. Signed as an undrafted free agent, his first two years in the minors were pretty mediocre, however that all changed when his was diagnosed with astigmatism and given corrective lenses. He hit 33...

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