MIDWEST LEAGUE
ORTÍZ SENDS FORT WAYNE BATS TO DEEP FREEZE
04/24/2026
 
Ortíz Sends Fort Wayne Bats to Deep Freeze
Friday, April 17th , 2026
The Fort Wayne TinCaps manager was philosophical in the clubhouse following a shutout loss to the Great Lakes Loons. The TinCaps were overpowered by Great Lakes starter Juan Ortíz, who hurled his club to victory, 4-0.

"It was just one of those games -- shake it off and do better next time," Yunir Garcia said.

Over 9 innings, Ortíz blanked Fort Wayne on 3 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

"I kept them off balance. I could tell a lot of them were late on fastballs because they were fouling them off. Once you see that, it sets them up for other pitches," Ortíz said.

"I set them up, where if they chased one breaking ball, they were going to chase another one."



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