Jose de Jesus Ortiz
Joined: Mar 16, 2020
Jose de Jesus Ortiz, the first Latino to serve as president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, has covered Major League Baseball for more than two decades. He has worked in three of the top four media markets in America, starting his career in Los Angeles. He has covered the Mets for the Newark Star-Ledger. He served as an Astros beat writer and national baseball columnist for the Houston Chronicle over 15 years in Houston. Ortiz also served as a lead sports columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He has authored two books, including “Houston Astros - Armed and Dangerous” on the 2005 National League champions. Two of his pieces have been recognized as memorable sports writing in the anthology Best American Sportswriting.
Holding Nose, Voting for 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame Candidates
Welcoming 2020 With Ultimate List of 20 Things to Watch in Latino Baseball
Showing Gratitude for these 10 things in historic 2019 season
Five Players Who Stood Out This Decade
La Vida Baseball Player of the Decade – Miguel Cabrera
2019 La Vida Baseball Person of the Year – Juan Soto
Rendón And Soto Highlight 2019 Season
White Sox’s Renteria is Eager For 2020
Mets’ Beltrán Primed For Rookie Managerial Season
Cora, Martinez Stay True To Themselves, As Ozzie Guillen Always Has
Bobby Abreu Highlights List of Latinos Debuting on Hall of Fame Ballot
Nationals’ Fearless Juan Soto used app to showcase dynamic personality
Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa and wife Daniella embody Thanksgiving spirit all year
We Mourn our Baseball Queen, our Matriarch, Vera Clemente
