MLB
Abimelec Ortiz went 4-for-5 and knocked in three runs for Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter League on Friday.
Ortiz is still looking for his first homer in Puerto Rico, but he’s batting .441 with nine RBI and just four strikeouts in 38 plate appearance. The Nationals have a tough call this winter on whether to leave first base open and let Ortiz, Andrés Chaparro and Yohandy Morales compete for the job or to go find a veteran solution. Ortiz didn’t help his cause by hitting just .188/.228/.344 over 44 games in his first taste of the majors.